Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Abbot's House
- Our Lady's Row
- Bone Trial Piece
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Military Belt Fitting
- A New Walk
- Bootham School
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Norman House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Victoria Bar
- Margaret Clitherow