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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Medieval Prisons
- York Railway Station
- Our Lady's Row
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Red Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Guy Fawkes
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Council of Arles