Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Dick Turpin
- Church of St Olave
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bone Trial Piece
- Fishergate Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The York Helmet
- Cinema Comes to York
- George Leeman
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- A New University
- Church of St Helen
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Richard II and York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- New Shopping Centres