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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- First World War York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Alcuin of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Victoria Bar
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- View from Station Rise
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Royal Station Hotel
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Council of Arles
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Mystery Plays
- Roman Chimney Pot