Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Roman Head Pot
- The Black Death
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Railway Station
- The Council of Arles
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman Minster
- York Bombed
- John Carr - Architect
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bootham Bar
- Walmgate Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- A New Walk
- The Red Tower