Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Monk Bar
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Medieval Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The First Minster
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Minster Library
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The New Theatre
- The Roman Fortress