Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Fairfax House
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Female Prison
- York Union Gas Works
- The First Railway Station
- Lendal Tower
- Church of St Wilfrid
- All Saints Church, North Street
- William Etty, Artist
- Bootham Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Vikings and Christianity
- The George Fox Incident