Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Bootham School
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Norman House
- Judges Lodging
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Silver Strap Ends
- York Central Library
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Barker Tower
- George Leeman
- York Art Gallery
- York Garrison
- Holy Trinity Church
- King Edward III and York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A Pipkin