Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Art Gallery
- Jubbergate
- Our Lady's Row
- York Garrison
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Barker Tower
- Medieval Prisons
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- 62 Low Petergate
- Second World War York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- A New Vision For York
- York and the Holocaust