Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Female Prison
- The Mystery Plays
- Treasurer's House
- Walmgate Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- Anglian Cross
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The White Rose of York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters