Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cinema Comes to York
- Fairfax House
- York and the Holocaust
- The Railway Institute
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Red Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Lendal Tower
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The First Minster
- York Art Gallery
- Church of St Olave
- The Guildhall
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom