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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Viking Boot
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- St William's Shrine
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Union Gas Works
- Judges Lodging
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Anglian Carving
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Helen
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Crossed Keys Symbol