Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Fire in the Minster
- Yorkshire Museum
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Crux's Church
- The Black Death
- Holy Trinity Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The End of the Abbey
- The Guildhall
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Boot
- King Edward I and York
- Anglian Cross
- Fishergate Bar
- Ripon College for Women
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Dick Turpin