Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The George Fox Incident
- Treasurer's House
- View from Station Rise
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King Edward II and York
- King Richard III and York
- The End of the Abbey
- New Earswick
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Debtors' Prison
- Feeding Roman York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop