Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fire in the Minster
- View from Station Rise
- York Union Gas Works
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The County Court House
- The York Observatory
- Sixties York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- First World War Memorial
- Is York Cursed?
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- George Leeman
- York's Medieval Synagogue