Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King Edward I and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Assembly Rooms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Monk Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York's Airfield
- New Shopping Centres
- The First Railway Station
- Statue of the God Mars
- Dick Turpin