Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Judges Lodging
- Gold Finger Ring
- Alcuin of York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Multangular Tower
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Cinema Comes to York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Minster Library
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The First Railway Station
- Second World War York
- All Saints Church, North Street