Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- The George Fox Incident
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Victoria Bar
- A New Walk
- The Battle of the Standard
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Statue of Napoleon
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Olive Oil Container
- The 1190 Massacre
- A New Vision For York
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Black Death
- Ripon College for Women
- Judges Lodging
- The Basilica
- York and the Holocaust