Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Abbot's House
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of St Olave
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Norman Abbey
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- William Etty, Artist
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Jubbergate
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The York Observatory
- The Battle of the Standard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Crux's Church