Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Anglian Carving
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Viking Boot
- The Basilica
- The New Theatre
- Sixties York
- Is York Cursed?
- The White Rose of York
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Railway Institute
- Bone Trial Piece
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Mansion House
- The Multangular Tower