Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Abbot's House
- Lendal Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Walmgate Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Ripon College for Women
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Roman Fortress
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Cawood Sword
- The Mansion House
- View from Station Rise
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop