Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Shambles
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Medieval Abbey
- Fairfax House
- Stonegate
- Bone Trial Piece
- Viking Boot
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Norman House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey