Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- A New University
- Is York Cursed?
- Victoria Bar
- Barley Hall
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- Olive Oil Container
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Middleham Jewel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Industrial Upheaval
- Mary Ward