Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Sixties York
- A New Vision For York
- Lendal Tower
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Judges Lodging
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Mansion House
- The End of the Abbey
- York and the Holocaust
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Royal Station Hotel