Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- York Bombed
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Yorkshire Museum
- Lendal Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- First World War York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Barley Hall
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Fire in the Minster
- St Crux's Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Mystery Plays
- Norman Window Frame
- Medieval Prisons