Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Norman Abbey
- Feeding Roman York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Teaching the Poor
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- New Earswick
- Alcuin of York
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Trams Pulled by Horses