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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Anglian Carving
- Anglian Cross
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Second World War York
- A New Vision For York
- The Cawood Sword
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Union Gas Works
- The Hospitium
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Treasurer's House
- Yorkshire Museum
- Guy Fawkes
- Barley Hall
- York St John in the 20th Century