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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- First World War Memorial
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Barker Tower
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The End of the Abbey
- Statue of the God Mars
- Transport Moves On
- St William's Shrine
- Crest of York St John College
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Red Tower
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Lendal Tower
- King Edward III and York