Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Alcuin of York
- New Earswick
- Monk Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Norman House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Victorian Prison Building
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Dick Turpin
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Railway Institute
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bootham Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- A New University