Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Fire in the Minster
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The New Theatre
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Silk Cap
- Stonegate
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Ripon College for Women
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Royal Station Hotel
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Barker Tower
- Water Lanes
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York in the fifteenth Century