Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The York Observatory
- St Crux's Church
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- First World War Memorial
- Ouse Bridge
- A New University
- The Norman House
- Barley Hall
- Water Lanes
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Fire in the Minster
- Fairfax House
- A New Vision For York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Gold Finger Ring
- A Pipkin