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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Water Lanes
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Mystery Plays
- The Medieval Minster
- Our Lady's Row
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Ripon College for Women
- Industrial Upheaval
- Clifford's Tower
- York Art Gallery
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Teaching the Poor
- Victoria Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Castle Museum