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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Guildhall
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Military Belt Fitting
- St William's Shrine
- De Grey Rooms
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Rebuilt in Stone
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Basilica
- The End of the Abbey