Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Castle Museum
- Statue of an Athlete
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward III and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Norman Minster
- A New Vision For York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Central Library
- Viking Coins
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bronze weights
- Middleham Jewel
- Monk Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- York and the Holocaust