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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Norman Window Frame
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Teaching the Poor
- Fairfax House
- The 1190 Massacre
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- First World War York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- New Earswick
- Roman Head Pot
- Transport Moves On
- York Railway Station
- The Red Tower