Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Red Tower
- Transport Moves On
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Industrial Upheaval
- A New Vision For York
- Jubbergate
- The Norman House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Central Library
- Bootham Bar