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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Ripon College for Women
- The Shambles
- York Central Library
- Dick Turpin
- Transport Moves On
- Scarborough Bridge
- Jubbergate
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Judges Lodging
- The Multangular Tower
- The York Observatory
- Yorkshire Museum
- Sixties York
- The Abbot's House