Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- The Abbot's House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Assembly Rooms
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Bar Convent
- The Council of Arles
- A New Walk
- The End of the Abbey
- St Crux's Church
- The First Railway Station
- King Richard II and York
- Viking Coins
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Edward II and York
- Barley Hall
- Hair of a Roman Girl