Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bootham School
- First World War Memorial
- The Roman Fortress
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Rowntree Park
- View from Station Rise
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Male Grooming
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Gold Finger Ring
- Statue of Napoleon
- A New Walk
- Lendal Bridge
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway