Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The New Theatre
- Monk Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- Dick Turpin
- Middleham Jewel
- The Black Death
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Anglian Carving
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Red Tower
- View from Station Rise
- York's Airfield
- Jewbury Cemetery