Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Medieval Prisons
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The County Court House
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The George Fox Incident
- Silver Strap Ends
- New Earswick
- King Edward III and York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Mystery Plays
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Monk Bar
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Clifford's Tower