Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Victoria Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Shambles
- York Art Gallery
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Micklegate Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Transport Moves On
- Fishergate Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Cawood Sword
- The New Theatre
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Railway King: George Hudson