Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Edward III and York
- York Railway Station
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Guy Fawkes
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Clifford's Tower
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Council of Arles
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- 62 Low Petergate
- Walmgate Bar
- The Mansion House
- The Hospitium
- William Etty, Artist
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa