Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inscription to Hecules
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Roman Fortress
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Mansion House
- Lendal Bridge
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Roman Head Pot
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Norman House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King Edward I and York
- Barley Hall