Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Judges Lodging
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Guy Fawkes
- King Edward I and York
- York Railway Station
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Minster Library
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A New University
- The Multangular Tower
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Norman Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Stonegate
- The Cawood Sword
- St Martin Le Grand Church