Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The Shambles
- The Council of Arles
- Statue of Napoleon
- Margaret Clitherow
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King Edward III and York
- The New Theatre
- Dick Turpin
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bootham School
- The Red Tower
- Constantius Chlorus
- A New Walk
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Basilica