Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Assembly Rooms
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Boot
- Micklegate Bar
- The Guildhall
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St William's Shrine
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The End of the Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre
- Medieval Prisons
- Barley Hall
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The New Theatre
- The Crossed Keys Symbol