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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The End of the Abbey
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Richard III and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Edward III and York
- Treasurer's House
- Bootham Bar
- Scarborough Bridge
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Rowntree Park
- Fairfax House
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa