Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Central Library
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- De Grey Rooms
- The Council of Arles
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Statue of the God Mars
- Treasurer's House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Viking Boot
- The Pilgrimage of Grace