Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Judges Lodging
- The Red Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Dick Turpin
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Clifford's Tower
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Mystery Plays
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Middleham Jewel
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Viking Male Grooming
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers