Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Railway Station
- The Black Death
- Church of St Olave
- Guy Fawkes
- The Shambles
- John Carr - Architect
- Lendal Tower
- York Union Gas Works
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Middleham Jewel
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Norman Abbey
- Viking Male Grooming
- Skeldergate Bridge