Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Holy Trinity Church
- The First Railway Station
- York's Airfield
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Mansion House
- The Assembly Rooms
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Gold Finger Ring
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of St Wilfrid
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Guy Fawkes
- John Carr - Architect
- The Council of Arles
- The York Observatory
- View from Station Rise