Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- William Etty, Artist
- The York Hoard
- Walmgate Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Union Gas Works
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Holy Trinity Church
- Crest of York St John College
- Fairfax House
- Bootham Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Basilica
- Clifford's Tower
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Railway Station