Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Red Tower
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- A Pipkin
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Multangular Tower
- York Bombed
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Church of St Helen
- Is York Cursed?
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Victorian Prison Building