Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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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 York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Middleham Jewel
- The Mansion House
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Assembly Rooms
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Mystery Plays
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- John Carr - Architect
- Bronze weights
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- First World War Memorial
- The Female Prison
- The Retreat
- Monk Bar
- 62 Low Petergate