Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Cross
- York Union Gas Works
- Rowntree Park
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Railway Station
- Gold Arm Ring
- First World War York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- St Crux's Church
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Norman Window Frame
- York St John in the 20th Century
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart