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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Edward I and York
- Clifford's Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze weights
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- New Earswick
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Walmgate Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Stonegate