Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Council of Arles
- Second World War York
- The Bar Convent
- Crest of York St John College
- York Bombed
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Female Prison
- Cinema Comes to York
- A New University
- Transport Moves On
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Constantius Chlorus
- St William's Shrine