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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The Norman House
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Retreat
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Treasurer's House
- York's Coat of Arms
- The 1190 Massacre
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The First Railway Station
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York's Airfield