Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Jubbergate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York Union Gas Works
- Military Belt Fitting
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Statue of an Athlete
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- A Pipkin
- The Multangular Tower
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The George Fox Incident
- Clifford's Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Greyfriars
- The Norman House