Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The County Court House
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Rowntree Park
- Second World War York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King Richard II and York
- Walmgate Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's Coat of Arms
- The First Minster