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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Helen
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The New Theatre
- The Abbot's House
- The Red Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Coins
- Ouse Bridge
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Boot
- Statue of Napoleon
- Fire in the Minster
- The Railway Institute
- King's Manor - Victorian