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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Norman Castle
- York's Airfield
- King Edward III and York
- The York Hoard
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The End of the Abbey
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Micklegate Bar
- New Shopping Centres
- Second World War York
- The First Railway Station
- Military Belt Fitting
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Teaching the Poor
- Ouse Bridge
- King Richard III and York