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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Basilica
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Our Lady's Row
- A New University
- A Pipkin
- Margaret Clitherow
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bootham Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- First World War Memorial
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Teaching the Poor
- The Medieval Castle
- The George Fox Incident
- Vale of York Viking Hoard