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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Statue of Napoleon
- Crest of York St John College
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Viking Coins
- Fire in the Minster
- Clifford's Tower
- Micklegate Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King Edward III and York
- The Basilica
- The Bar Convent
- First World War Memorial