Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Minster Library
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The York Observatory
- York Garrison
- The Shambles
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Mystery Plays
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York Railway Station
- The Medieval Castle
- York Art Gallery
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Industrial Upheaval