Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Vikings and Christianity
- George Leeman
- Fire in the Minster
- A New University
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Statue of an Athlete
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Is York Cursed?
- Alcuin of York
- Bronze weights
- Crest of York St John College
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Judges Lodging
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The First Minster
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa