Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The First Minster
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Basilica
- Victoria Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- First World War Memorial
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Battle of the Standard
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- New Earswick