Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Vikings and Christianity
- Statue of Napoleon
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Dick Turpin
- Scarborough Bridge
- Rowntree Park
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King Richard II and York
- The Assembly Rooms
- York's Coat of Arms
- Fishergate Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Norman Window Frame