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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Vikings and Christianity
- Holy Trinity Church
- York's Airfield
- Anglian Cross
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Micklegate Bar
- The Bar Convent
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Edward II and York
- The First Railway Station
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Ouse Bridge
- Viking Boot
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Railway Institute
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'