Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Medieval Castle
- Cinema Comes to York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The York Helmet
- The York Observatory
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Micklegate Bar
- Holy Trinity Church
- King Richard III and York
- The Red Tower
- Sixties York
- The Basilica
- Barker Tower