Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Basilica
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Richard II and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Greyfriars
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- New Shopping Centres
- Sixties York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- St Leonard's Hospital
- De Grey Rooms
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Multangular Tower
- The York Hoard