Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- The York Hoard
- The New Theatre
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Mystery Plays
- Gold Arm Ring
- Micklegate Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- New Earswick
- Bootham School
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Margaret Clitherow
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Victoria Bar
- The Shambles
- Ouse Bridge