Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Fishergate Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Second World War York
- Fire in the Minster
- York Art Gallery
- The Mansion House
- Barley Hall
- The York Observatory
- York Union Gas Works
- Royal Station Hotel
- Stonegate
- The Bar Convent
- Minster Library
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers