Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Basilica
- The End of the Abbey
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Railway Institute
- Margaret Clitherow
- The 1190 Massacre
- Sixties York
- St Crux's Church
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Statue of the God Mars
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Victoria Bar
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Military Belt Fitting
- Hair of a Roman Girl