Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- The Medieval Abbey
- Crest of York St John College
- York and the Holocaust
- Mary Ward
- King's Manor - Victorian
- William Etty, Artist
- Roman Head Pot
- Our Lady's Row
- The Shambles
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman Minster
- Anglian Cross
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Barley Hall
- Monk Bar
- Ripon College for Women