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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- King Edward II and York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Holy Trinity Church
- A New University
- Aldwark Synagogue
- William Etty, Artist
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The White Rose of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Mystery Plays
- The Battle of the Standard