Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The York Helmet
- Scarborough Bridge
- Mary Ward
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Guy Fawkes
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Barley Hall
- King Edward I and York
- Sixties York
- The Retreat
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Norman House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Garrison