Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Norman Castle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Female Prison
- Yorkshire Museum
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bootham School
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Shambles
- George Leeman
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Norman Minster