Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Basilica
- King Edward III and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Holy Trinity Church
- Ripon College for Women
- The Red Tower
- The Medieval Castle
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The First Railway Station
- Statue of Napoleon
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Medieval Abbey