Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Constantius Chlorus
- Fishergate Bar
- The York Hoard
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A Pipkin
- Teaching the Poor
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Rowntree Park
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Retreat
- York Castle Museum
- The First Railway Station
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Holy Trinity Church
- York's Medieval Synagogue