Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Gold Finger Ring
- Judges Lodging
- Inscription to Hecules
- Norman Window Frame
- Teaching the Poor
- The Debtors' Prison
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Roman Head Pot
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Multangular Tower
- York Railway Station
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Castle Museum
- Olive Oil Container