Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- Bronze weights
- The Retreat
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The George Fox Incident
- The York Hoard
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Ripon College for Women
- Bootham Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Multangular Tower