Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Is York Cursed?
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Art Gallery
- Constantius Chlorus
- Judges Lodging
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Transport Moves On
- The Norman House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Medieval Prisons
- Our Lady's Row
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Church of St Helen
- The York Hoard