Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Silver Strap Ends
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Stonegate
- The White Rose of York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's Airfield
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Medieval Abbey
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman Castle
- The Roman Fortress
- Vale of York Viking Hoard