Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Rowntree Park
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Lendal Bridge
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Abbot's House
- Anglian Carving
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Edward II and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Female Prison
- Military Belt Fitting
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Norman Window Frame