Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- King Richard III and York
- Our Lady's Row
- York St John in the 20th Century
- William Etty, Artist
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- New Shopping Centres
- Vikings and Christianity
- Lendal Bridge
- Fishergate Bar
- De Grey Rooms
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The York Hoard