Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Margaret Clitherow
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Monk Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- Gold Arm Ring
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bone Trial Piece
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Union Gas Works
- Constantius Chlorus
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bootham Bar
- De Grey Rooms
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Royal Station Hotel