Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- York and the Holocaust
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Mystery Plays
- Norman Window Frame
- The White Rose of York
- Transport Moves On
- Monk Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Female Prison
- Feeding Roman York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Middleham Jewel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- A New Vision For York
- The Greyfriars