Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Church of St Helen
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Victoria Bar
- Silver Strap Ends
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Constantius Chlorus
- Yorkshire Museum
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bootham School
- Bronze weights
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bootham Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Shambles
- Cumberland House, King's Staith