Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Lendal Bridge
- Our Lady's Row
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Abbot's House
- First World War Memorial
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The First Minster
- First World War York
- The Norman Minster
- The York Helmet
- Ouse Bridge
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers