Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Monk Bar
- Medieval Prisons
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The York Observatory
- The Basilica
- Micklegate Bar
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Retreat
- The White Rose of York
- Roman Head Pot
- The New Theatre
- Is York Cursed?
- Barker Tower
- The Norman Minster