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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- View from Station Rise
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Is York Cursed?
- Mary Ward
- The Greyfriars
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The York Helmet
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The County Court House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman Abbey
- The End of the Abbey
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Viking Coins
- St Martin Le Grand Church