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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Greyfriars
- Gold Arm Ring
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham School
- View from Station Rise
- The Cawood Sword
- William Etty, Artist
- Fire in the Minster
- The Debtors' Prison
- Guy Fawkes
- King Edward I and York
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Water Lanes