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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Anglian Cross
- Statue of the God Mars
- Guy Fawkes
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Judges Lodging
- St William's Shrine
- Walmgate Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- York Union Gas Works
- The Red Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- Feeding Roman York
- The Shambles