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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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- The Abbot's House
- St Crux's Church
- The George Fox Incident
- The County Court House
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Cawood Sword
- The Norman Minster
- York Railway Station
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Debtors' Prison
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Teaching the Poor
- Eric Bloodaxe
- George Leeman
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop