Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- First World War York
- William Etty, Artist
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Scarborough Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Medieval Abbey
- Lendal Tower
- The Railway Institute
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Crest of York St John College
- Transport Moves On
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King Richard II and York
- Margaret Clitherow