Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- New Shopping Centres
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Statue of an Athlete
- Gold Finger Ring
- Industrial Upheaval
- Silver Strap Ends
- Royal Station Hotel
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Water Lanes
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Mystery Plays
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Yorkshire Museum
- Anglian Burial Vessel