Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inscription to Hecules
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Multangular Tower
- York Garrison
- York Central Library
- Holy Trinity Church
- Water Lanes
- Fairfax House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Our Lady's Row
- York and the Holocaust
- Monk Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Transport Moves On
- Mithras and Arimanius
- A New University