Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- First World War York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Walmgate Bar
- The York Helmet
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Water Lanes
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Basilica
- Clifford's Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Horn of Ulf
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Treasurer's House