Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Clifford's Tower
- 62 Low Petergate
- A New Walk
- Yorkshire Museum
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Second World War York
- The Railway Institute
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Mystery Plays
- Micklegate Bar
- King Edward III and York
- The Retreat
- The York Hoard
- The Cawood Sword
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The New Theatre