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 Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The White Rose of York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Treasurer's House
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Castle Museum
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Olive Oil Container
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Medieval Castle
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Council of Arles
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'