Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Gold Finger Ring
- Aldwark Synagogue
- First World War York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Viking Male Grooming
- The 1190 Massacre
- Minster Library
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Hospitium
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Edward II and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- John Carr - Architect
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The First Minster
- Mary Ward