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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- John Carr - Architect
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Silk Cap
- York and the Holocaust
- Victoria Bar
- The Debtors' Prison
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Micklegate Bar
- Lendal Tower
- The Black Death
- Viking Boot
- A Pipkin
- A New University
- Bone Trial Piece