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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cinema Comes to York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Medieval Prisons
- Bootham Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- Treasurer's House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Shambles
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King Edward II and York
- Military Belt Fitting
- King Edward III and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's Coat of Arms