Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- The Horn of Ulf
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The 1190 Massacre
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bootham School
- Monk Bar
- Water Lanes
- York Central Library
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York's Airfield
- The Shambles
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers