Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Roman Head Pot
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The George Fox Incident
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's Airfield
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- View from Station Rise