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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- The Cawood Sword
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Castle Museum
- The Shambles
- Water Lanes
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- John Carr - Architect
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Dick Turpin
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The County Court House
- Roman Gods and Goddesses