Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Black Death
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Dick Turpin
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman Minster
- The Greyfriars
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King Edward II and York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Retreat
- The Shambles
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Richard III and York
- Bootham School
- Monk Bar