Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- The George Fox Incident
- De Grey Rooms
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The York Helmet
- The Mansion House
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Bar Convent
- The White Rose of York
- Stonegate
- York Central Library
- York Railway Station
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Margaret Clitherow
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Newgate Cross Shaft