Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- New Earswick
- The 1190 Massacre
- The First Railway Station
- The Retreat
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Clifford's Tower
- Judges Lodging
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- King Richard II and York
- Anglian Cross
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Union Gas Works
- The Roman Fortress