Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Retreat
- Roman Head Pot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Stonegate
- The Battle of the Standard
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Greyfriars
- Middleham Jewel
- York Railway Station
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Norman Window Frame