Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- The York Observatory
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Walmgate Bar
- St Crux's Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Our Lady's Row
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The First Railway Station
- The Mystery Plays
- York Bombed