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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Treasurer's House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York's Airfield
- De Grey Rooms
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Judges Lodging
- Barker Tower
- Bronze weights
- Clifford's Tower
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Battle of the Standard
- Fishergate Bar
- The Norman Castle
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bone Trial Piece