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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- King Richard II and York
- Fire in the Minster
- York Central Library
- The First Minster
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Art Gallery
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Railway Institute
- Monk Bar
- Church of St Olave
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Walmgate Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman House