Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York and the Holocaust
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Medieval Minster
- The Cawood Sword
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bootham Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Mary Ward
- Ouse Bridge
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Crest of York St John College
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York