Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Inscription to Hecules
- Monk Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York's Airfield
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Medieval Minster
- De Grey Rooms
- View from Station Rise
- Middleham Jewel
- The Mansion House
- York's Medieval Synagogue