Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Treasurer's House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Stonegate
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Dick Turpin
- Church of St Olave
- King Edward I and York
- York's Airfield
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Medieval Minster
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Council of Arles
- Mary Ward
- Central Methodist Chapel