Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Ripon College for Women
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Carving
- William Etty, Artist
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of St Helen
- The Abbot's House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Gold Arm Ring
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Lendal Tower
- King Edward II and York
- Second World War York
- The County Court House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church