Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Mystery Plays
- The Abbot's House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Alcuin of York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Ripon College for Women
- Ouse Bridge
- New Shopping Centres
- First World War Memorial
- The First Minster
- Is York Cursed?
- Medieval Prisons
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Red Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson