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 Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Abbot's House
- York Railway Station
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Art Gallery
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Norman House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Roman Gods and Goddesses