Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Mary Ward
- Walmgate Bar
- The Multangular Tower
- The Abbot's House
- The York Observatory
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Mansion House
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St Crux's Church
- The George Fox Incident
- Cinema Comes to York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Judges Lodging
- Middleham Jewel
- The County Court House