Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Margaret Clitherow
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- A New Walk
- Our Lady's Row
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Mystery Plays
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Walmgate Bar
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Stonegate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Greyfriars