Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Dick Turpin
- Minster Library
- A New Vision For York
- The First Railway Station
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Helen
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Ripon College for Women
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Guildhall
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Minster in the 18th Century