Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Castle Museum
- Victoria Bar
- The Shambles
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman Castle
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Rowntree Park
- The York Helmet
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Royal Station Hotel
- Ripon College for Women
- Water Lanes
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- A Pipkin
- The Retreat