Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Clifford's Tower
- Mary Ward
- Second World War York
- The Hospitium
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Ripon College for Women
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York and the Holocaust
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bootham School
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- A Pipkin