Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Union Gas Works
- The Medieval Castle
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Medieval Minster
- The First Railway Station
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Mary Ward
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barker Tower
- The Debtors' Prison
- Viking Boot
- York Railway Station
- Royal Station Hotel
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Central Library