Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- The Guildhall
- Lendal Bridge
- Aldwark Synagogue
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Cawood Sword
- Bone Trial Piece
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Debtors' Prison
- Water Lanes