Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- John Carr - Architect
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King Richard III and York
- The New Theatre
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King's Manor - Victorian
- King Edward I and York
- York Art Gallery
- Jubbergate
- Cinema Comes to York
- Clifford's Tower
- The Medieval Castle
- York Central Library
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The York Observatory
- Eric Bloodaxe