Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Female Prison
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Medieval Minster
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- The Black Death
- 62 Low Petergate
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze weights
- Judges Lodging
- The New Theatre
- Aldwark Synagogue