Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- The End of the Abbey
- Crest of York St John College
- Micklegate Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The First Railway Station
- Walmgate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Medieval Castle
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King Richard III and York
- Roman Chimney Pot