Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Cinema Comes to York
- View from Station Rise
- The First Minster
- The Mystery Plays
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York's Airfield
- Bootham Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- The Multangular Tower
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Bombed