Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Debtors' Prison
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Helen
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Battle of the Standard
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Royal Station Hotel
- Ouse Bridge
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Airfield
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey