Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- New Earswick
- York's Coat of Arms
- Cinema Comes to York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Union Gas Works
- York Castle Museum
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Shambles
- Church of St Olave
- Royal Station Hotel
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Cawood Sword