Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Stonegate
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Fairfax House
- The Horn of Ulf
- William Etty, Artist
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Cinema Comes to York
- Our Lady's Row
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- George Leeman
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York