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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Statue of the God Mars
- Sixties York
- Crest of York St John College
- The Black Death
- The Norman House
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's Coat of Arms
- St William's Shrine
- Statue of Napoleon
- Ripon College for Women
- Viking Boot
- King Edward II and York
- George Leeman
- The White Rose of York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Walmgate Bar