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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Middleham Jewel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Barker Tower
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Bar Convent
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bootham Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- Is York Cursed?
- A New Walk