Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Bar Convent
- Alcuin of York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Red Tower
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bootham School
- Monk Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Shambles
- Anglian Carving
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- St William's Shrine
- View from Station Rise