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 York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- Barley Hall
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Cawood Sword
- A Pipkin
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- A New Vision For York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Anglian Carving
- Our Lady's Row
- Crest of York St John College
- The Female Prison
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers