Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- The County Court House
- The George Fox Incident
- York Bombed
- St William's Shrine
- New Earswick
- The First Railway Station
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Medieval Minster
- The Black Death
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Mansion House
- Statue of Napoleon
- John Carr - Architect
- The End of the Abbey