Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Jubbergate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman House
- Ouse Bridge
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Sixties York
- The Female Prison
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Water Lanes
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- John Carr - Architect
- The First Minster