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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- A New Vision For York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Clifford's Tower
- Holy Trinity Church
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Sixties York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Constantius Chlorus
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Feeding Roman York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Union Gas Works