Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Mansion House
- First World War Memorial
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bone Trial Piece
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Ripon College for Women
- King Richard II and York
- The Basilica
- Bootham School
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Anglian Cross
- A New Vision For York
- Victoria Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Medieval Castle