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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bone Trial Piece
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- View from Station Rise
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Cinema Comes to York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Walmgate Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Mary Ward
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The York Helmet
- The Roman Fortress