Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Alcuin of York
- Lendal Bridge
- Bootham School
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The First Minster
- A New Walk
- The Medieval Minster
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Teaching the Poor
- Lendal Tower
- The White Rose of York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head