Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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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...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Stonegate
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bootham School
- Norman Window Frame
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The York Helmet
- The Mystery Plays
- Victoria Bar
- The Norman Abbey
- John Carr - Architect
- Alcuin of York
- York Art Gallery
- The Minster in Viking Times