Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Red Tower
- Anglian Cross
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Norman Minster
- York's Airfield
- Olive Oil Container
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Minster
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Judges Lodging
- The York Observatory