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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- The York Hoard
- York Garrison
- Bootham Bar
- The Medieval Castle
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Medieval Abbey
- Statue of Napoleon
- George Leeman
- Medieval Prisons
- Fishergate Bar
- Ouse Bridge
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Industrial Upheaval
- Silver Strap Ends
- Middleham Jewel