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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Mansion House
- Monk Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Central Library
- Teaching the Poor
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Church of St Helen
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Olive Oil Container
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Lendal Tower