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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Greyfriars
- Vikings and Christianity
- Constantius Chlorus
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Our Lady's Row
- Feeding Roman York
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Judges Lodging
- Gold Finger Ring
- Stonegate
- Middleham Jewel
- Anglian Carving
- Cinema Comes to York