Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Roman Fortress
- Holy Trinity Church
- The York Helmet
- The Norman Abbey
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Treasurer's House
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Medieval Minster
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Olave
- Guy Fawkes
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New University
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Red Tower