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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The York Helmet
- Micklegate Bar
- The Retreat
- Gold Finger Ring
- King Edward II and York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Female Prison
- Feeding Roman York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Military Belt Fitting
- John Carr - Architect
- Sixties York
- View from Station Rise
- The Assembly Rooms
- Constantius Chlorus