Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King Richard II and York
- The Retreat
- Mary Ward
- The First Railway Station
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Mystery Plays
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Shambles
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Hospitium
- York Art Gallery
- Feeding Roman York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Gold Finger Ring