Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- A New University
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bootham Bar
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Council of Arles
- Church of St Helen
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Basilica
- Ripon College for Women
- King Richard II and York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Olive Oil Container
- York Garrison