Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- First World War York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Medieval Minster
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Multangular Tower
- King Edward I and York
- Gold Arm Ring
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Norman Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- Fishergate Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Roman Fortress
- Statue of the God Mars
- Lendal Tower