Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- John Carr - Architect
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New University
- Military Belt Fitting
- Roman Head Pot
- King Edward I and York
- A Pipkin
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The York Observatory
- The Guildhall
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Feeding Roman York
- York Central Library
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Leonard's Hospital