Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Bootham School
- Norman Window Frame
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Guildhall
- King Richard II and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Transport Moves On
- The Bar Convent
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Scarborough Bridge
- Stonegate
- The Greyfriars
- The County Court House
- St Martin Le Grand Church