Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Viking Male Grooming
- St Crux's Church
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- A New Vision For York
- New Earswick
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Abbot's House
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Barley Hall
- Bootham School
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Clifford's Tower
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The County Court House
- The First Minster