Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Holy Trinity Church
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Ouse Bridge
- The First Railway Station
- John Carr - Architect
- The Shambles
- The Abbot's House
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Hospitium
- Medieval Prisons
- Yorkshire Museum
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Tombstone of Julia Velva