Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Castle Museum
- Judges Lodging
- Yorkshire Museum
- Sixties York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Is York Cursed?
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman Castle
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Anglian Carving
- Church of St Olave
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Greyfriars
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Minster