Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Edward II and York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- William Etty, Artist
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Boot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New University
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Debtors' Prison
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Shambles