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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Crest of York St John College
- Clifford's Tower
- Judges Lodging
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The County Court House
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Railway Institute
- The Roman Fortress
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Norman Castle
- Is York Cursed?
- Medieval Chamber Pot