Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Yorkshire Museum
- 62 Low Petergate
- Viking Boot
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Edward III and York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Union Gas Works
- Dick Turpin
- Transport Moves On
- Viking Coins
- The Shambles
- The Black Death
- York and the Holocaust
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bones of a Roman Combatant