Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Horn of Ulf
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Barley Hall
- St William's Shrine
- The Norman Abbey
- De Grey Rooms
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Guildhall
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Edward III and York