Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Walmgate Bar
- Judges Lodging
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Bar Convent
- Medieval Prisons
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Red Tower
- The Norman House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- New Shopping Centres
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The George Fox Incident
- The Greyfriars
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Mansion House