Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- Water Lanes
- Is York Cursed?
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Sixties York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The York Hoard
- Olive Oil Container
- The White Rose of York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Cross
- The End of the Abbey
- Victoria Bar
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Alcuin of York
- The Black Death