Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- A New University
- A New Vision For York
- Cinema Comes to York
- The York Hoard
- The Mansion House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Railway Station
- Olive Oil Container
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of St Helen
- Lendal Tower
- A New Walk
- The York Helmet
- Barley Hall