Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- The Mansion House
- The York Observatory
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman Minster
- The Guildhall
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Military Belt Fitting
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Treasurer's House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Fishergate Bar
- George Leeman
- The First Railway Station
- Holy Trinity Church
- Amber Bead Workshop