Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- A New Vision For York
- York Railway Station
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Judges Lodging
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Viking Coins
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The York Helmet
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York