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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- First World War York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Royal Station Hotel
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Bar Convent
- Bone Trial Piece
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Norman Castle
- St William's Shrine