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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Viking Boot
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Medieval Prisons
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Assembly Rooms
- Middleham Jewel
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Lendal Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Railway Station
- The Norman Minster
- King Edward II and York
- Olive Oil Container