Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Statue of Napoleon
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Anglian Carving
- The Assembly Rooms
- First World War York
- Minster Library
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Norman Window Frame
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Richard II and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Mystery Plays
- Viking Coins
- The Victorian Prison Building