Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The First Railway Station
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Railway Station
- Guy Fawkes
- King Richard III and York
- Walmgate Bar
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A New University
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Judges Lodging
- The Norman Castle
- Margaret Clitherow
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and the Holocaust
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Black Death