Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- New Shopping Centres
- De Grey Rooms
- Ouse Bridge
- The First Minster
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Richard II and York
- The Bar Convent
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Medieval Minster
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Queen Margaret's Arch