Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- The Retreat
- Royal Station Hotel
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The White Rose of York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Micklegate Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor