Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- York Railway Station
- King Edward II and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Statue of Napoleon
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The County Court House
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- The Medieval Minster
- A Pipkin
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Our Lady's Row
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Monk Bar