Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Constantius Chlorus
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Victoria Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Assembly Rooms
- Treasurer's House
- Olive Oil Container
- Lendal Tower
- Rowntree Park
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The End of the Abbey
- Royal Station Hotel
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Black Death
- View from Station Rise
- A Pipkin