Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Clifford's Tower
- The 1190 Massacre
- Treasurer's House
- Water Lanes
- Rowntree Park
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Bar Convent
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Council of Arles
- A Pipkin