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 York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Bronze weights
- Water Lanes
- The First Minster
- York Union Gas Works
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Statue of Napoleon
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The York Hoard
- The Black Death
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Norman House
- The Cawood Sword
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- View from Station Rise
- Yorkshire Museum