Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Medieval Minster
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Shambles
- The Retreat
- Barley Hall
- Roman Head Pot
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- De Grey Rooms
- Second World War York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Gold Arm Ring
- The York Hoard