Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The Mansion House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Female Prison
- A New University
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Boot
- Viking Silk Cap
- Ouse Bridge
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Norman Castle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Union Gas Works
- The York Observatory
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Norman House
- Church of St Olave