Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Railway Station
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Statue of an Athlete
- First World War York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Greyfriars
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Crest of York St John College
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Transport Moves On
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Silk Cap