Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- William Etty, Artist
- Stonegate
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The End of the Abbey
- York Central Library
- Bronze weights
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Silk Cap
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Statue of the God Mars
- Gold Arm Ring
- Anglian Hanging Bowl