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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Holy Trinity Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Anglian Cross
- Is York Cursed?
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Debtors' Prison
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The New Theatre
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Judges Lodging
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Norman Window Frame
- Statue of the God Mars
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head