Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Norman Minster
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Minster Library
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Basilica
- Fishergate Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Second World War York
- The Abbot's House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Retreat
- The Battle of Marston Moor