Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- George Leeman
- The Norman House
- The New Theatre
- The Mystery Plays
- The County Court House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Bombed
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Eric Bloodaxe
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York