Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- The Shambles
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Military Belt Fitting
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze weights
- Anglian Cross
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Silk Cap
- A New University
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Medieval Castle