Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- New Shopping Centres
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Assembly Rooms
- Middleham Jewel
- Micklegate Bar
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Black Death
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Castle Museum
- St William's Shrine
- Medieval Prisons
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle