Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Viking Male Grooming
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Red Tower
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Norman Abbey
- York Castle Museum
- The New Theatre
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster in the 20th Century