Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Railway Station
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A New University
- Guy Fawkes
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Statue of the God Mars
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The 1190 Massacre
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Military Belt Fitting
- Viking Silk Cap
- Norman Window Frame
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Eric Bloodaxe