Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Crux's Church
- Bootham Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- First World War Memorial
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Norman Window Frame
- Is York Cursed?
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Multangular Tower
- Fairfax House
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Assembly Rooms
- George Leeman