Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Minster Library
- King Richard II and York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Black Death
- York Castle Museum
- King Edward II and York
- The Greyfriars
- Ripon College for Women
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Victoria Bar
- The Red Tower
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Vale of York Viking Hoard