Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Gold Arm Ring
- Transport Moves On
- The White Rose of York
- York Bombed
- York Union Gas Works
- George Leeman
- 62 Low Petergate
- Vikings and Christianity
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Edward I and York
- York Garrison
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Cinema Comes to York
- Hair of a Roman Girl