Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Water Lanes
- The Mystery Plays
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Bar Convent
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- John Carr - Architect
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Minster Library
- Statue of the God Mars
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Castle Museum
- The Guildhall
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Retreat