Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Yorkshire Museum
- St William's Shrine
- Mary Ward
- King Edward III and York
- A New Walk
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Garrison
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Monk Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- Transport Moves On
- Victoria Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century