Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Crest of York St John College
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Ripon College for Women
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- De Grey Rooms
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King Edward III and York
- Judges Lodging
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Norman Castle
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Shambles
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning