Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- New Earswick
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Edward II and York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Mansion House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Assembly Rooms
- Monk Bar
- Walmgate Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York's Medieval Synagogue