Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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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...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Female Prison
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barley Hall
- Mary Ward
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bootham Bar
- View from Station Rise
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Edward I and York
- The Medieval Castle
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Roman Head Pot
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Mystery Plays