Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Mystery Plays
- Medieval Prisons
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Debtors' Prison
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Bar Convent
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Micklegate Bar
- York Garrison