Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Roman Head Pot
- George Leeman
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Cinema Comes to York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Barker Tower
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Bar Convent
- The First Railway Station
- King Richard III and York
- The New Theatre
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Water Lanes
- The Horn of Ulf
- All Saints Church, North Street