Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Lendal Bridge
- The Battle of the Standard
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Jubbergate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Garrison
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- George Leeman
- Micklegate Bar
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Fire in the Minster