Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Feeding Roman York
- The Mystery Plays
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- De Grey Rooms
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Edward III and York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Second World War York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Hospitium
- Military Belt Fitting
- A Pipkin
- First World War Memorial
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King Richard II and York