Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Walmgate Bar
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Red Tower
- Teaching the Poor
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Royal Station Hotel
- Crest of York St John College
- New Earswick
- Judges Lodging
- King Richard II and York
- Church of St Helen
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Union Gas Works
- A New Vision For York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Multangular Tower