Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bronze weights
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Monk Bar
- The Hospitium
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Stonegate
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Garrison
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The White Rose of York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Abbot's House
- Is York Cursed?
- Church of All Saints Pavement