Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bootham Bar
- Bootham School
- John Carr - Architect
- New Earswick
- The Roman Fortress
- Norman Window Frame
- York's Airfield
- Anglian Carving
- The Cawood Sword
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Royal Station Hotel
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Gold Finger Ring
- York's Coat of Arms
- A New Vision For York