Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Bombed
- Military Belt Fitting
- Stonegate
- York Central Library
- Inscription to Hecules
- St Crux's Church
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Norman Abbey
- Victoria Bar
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Hospitium