Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- A New Walk
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Carving
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Cawood Sword
- The Railway Institute
- Victoria Bar
- The Guildhall
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Council of Arles
- Bootham Bar
- George Leeman
- Yorkshire Museum