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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Water Lanes
- York Garrison
- The Retreat
- Judges Lodging
- The Female Prison
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Stonegate
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Church of St Helen
- Bronze weights
- The Roman Fortress
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Central Library