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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Industrial Upheaval
- The York Observatory
- Barker Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Mary Ward
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Micklegate Bar
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Alcuin of York
- The Assembly Rooms
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Debtors' Prison
- Tombstone of Julia Velva