Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- The Council of Arles
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Minster Library
- William Etty, Artist
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bootham Bar
- Bronze weights
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Guildhall
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- George Leeman
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Mystery Plays
- St Crux's Church