Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The George Fox Incident
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Medieval Abbey
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- John Carr - Architect
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Castle Museum
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Red Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Royal Station Hotel
- Inscription from Fortress Gate