Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The White Rose of York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Medieval Castle
- Our Lady's Row
- Jubbergate
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Roman Fortress