Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Medieval Abbey
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Battle of the Standard
- A New University
- Silver Strap Ends
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- William Etty, Artist
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Shambles
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Helen
- The Medieval Minster
- York Central Library
- King Edward III and York