Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bronze weights
- Bootham School
- Sixties York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Barley Hall
- 62 Low Petergate
- York's Coat of Arms
- King Richard II and York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- King Edward I and York
- The Female Prison
- York Bombed
- York Garrison
- Ouse Bridge
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Dick Turpin
- Silver Strap Ends