Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- William Etty, Artist
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Walmgate Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St William's Shrine
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Norman Minster
- The Basilica
- The Medieval Castle
- Eric Bloodaxe
- King Edward II and York
- The Roman Fortress
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters