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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- A Pipkin
- The Railway Institute
- The Medieval Minster
- The Guildhall
- York and the Holocaust
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Rowntree Park
- The Mystery Plays
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The First Railway Station
- King Edward II and York
- Micklegate Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Royal Station Hotel
- The 1190 Massacre
- A New Vision For York