Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- The George Fox Incident
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Crest of York St John College
- Cinema Comes to York
- York's Airfield
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Gold Arm Ring
- A Pipkin
- The Norman Abbey
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Barker Tower
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Mystery Plays
- The Horn of Ulf