Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Guildhall
- King Richard II and York
- Guy Fawkes
- St William's Shrine
- Second World War York
- The Medieval Minster
- Fishergate Bar
- Constantius Chlorus
- New Earswick
- King Edward I and York
- Crest of York St John College
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The First Railway Station
- Anglian Carving