Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- The Black Death
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Richard III and York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Middleham Jewel
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bone Trial Piece
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Medieval Castle
- Minster Library
- Constantius Chlorus
- Industrial Upheaval
- The First Railway Station
- The Railway Institute
- First World War Memorial