Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- York's Coat of Arms
- Monk Bar
- The Black Death
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Retreat
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Water Lanes
- Olive Oil Container
- The York Observatory
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Statue of Napoleon
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Norman Abbey
- Bone Trial Piece
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- First World War Memorial