Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- The Multangular Tower
- The York Observatory
- The York Helmet
- St William's Shrine
- The County Court House
- First World War York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Mystery Plays
- The Black Death
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Battle of the Standard
- King Richard III and York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Transport Moves On