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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Industrial Upheaval
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Central Library
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Council of Arles
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Lendal Bridge
- The Mystery Plays
- The Norman Abbey
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- New Shopping Centres
- De Grey Rooms