Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Church of St Helen
- Royal Station Hotel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The York Observatory
- Anglian Carving
- Monk Bar
- A New Vision For York
- The Hospitium
- Fishergate Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Fire in the Minster
- Medieval Chamber Pot