Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Hoard
- Micklegate Bar
- New Shopping Centres
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Gold Finger Ring
- King Edward III and York
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of St Helen
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Scarborough Bridge
- Viking Coins
- Roman Head Pot
- Holy Trinity Church