Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Guy Fawkes
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Military Belt Fitting
- Church of St Olave
- A New University
- Our Lady's Row
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Retreat
- Olive Oil Container
- Is York Cursed?
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Mary Ward
- The Multangular Tower
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Daniel Defoe's York