Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Lendal Bridge
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Transport Moves On
- Crest of York St John College
- The Debtors' Prison
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham School
- Scarborough Bridge
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Holy Trinity Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Mary Ward
- Norman Window Frame
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries