Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Sixties York
- Fishergate Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York's Airfield
- The George Fox Incident
- First World War Memorial
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Black Death
- Cinema Comes to York
- A New University
- York and the Holocaust
- Crest of York St John College
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Female Prison
- Is York Cursed?
- The 1190 Massacre