Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Ouse Bridge
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Debtors' Prison
- The George Fox Incident
- The Red Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Industrial Upheaval
- Gold Finger Ring
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Mansion House
- Teaching the Poor
- Ripon College for Women
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway