Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Constantius Chlorus
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York and the Holocaust
- Statue of Napoleon
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Middleham Jewel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Crest of York St John College
- The Mansion House
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Scarborough Bridge
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Cawood Sword