Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Viking Coins
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Vikings and Christianity
- Norman Window Frame
- 62 Low Petergate
- Sixties York
- The First Railway Station
- Military Belt Fitting
- Anglian Cross
- Anglian Carving
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Garrison
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Clifford's Tower