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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Horn of Ulf
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York's Coat of Arms
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Statue of the God Mars
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Anglian Cross
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Helmet
- Teaching the Poor
- York and the Holocaust
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Crest of York St John College
- Transport Moves On