Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Norman Window Frame
- A Pipkin
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Scarborough Bridge
- York Central Library
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The New Theatre
- The 1190 Massacre
- A New Walk
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers