Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Bombed
- King Richard III and York
- William Etty, Artist
- The York Helmet
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Micklegate Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Clifford's Tower
- Medieval Prisons
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Elizabeth Boardingham