Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Barker Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Ouse Bridge
- Bootham Bar
- York Bombed
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Female Prison
- The York Observatory
- Feeding Roman York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Ripon College for Women
- Micklegate Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Norman Abbey