Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Mansion House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Bar Convent
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- A New University
- York Central Library
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Medieval Minster
- Fairfax House
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Walmgate Bar
- York's Coat of Arms