Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Fairfax House
- A New Walk
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Retreat
- Viking Coins
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York's Airfield
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Battle of the Standard
- Second World War York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inscription from Fortress Gate