Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Richard II and York
- York Railway Station
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Norman Minster
- The Medieval Abbey
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Ouse Bridge
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bone Trial Piece
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The First Minster
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Castle Museum
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Our Lady's Row