Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mary Ward
- Royal Station Hotel
- Olive Oil Container
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Olave
- A New Walk
- Stonegate
- Medieval Prisons
- Guy Fawkes
- First World War York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Second World War York
- Alcuin of York
- The Female Prison
- York St John in the 20th Century
- New Earswick
- Plum Cakes for Christmas