Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The End of the Abbey
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Lendal Bridge
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Stonegate
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Walmgate Bar
- The Basilica
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Fishergate Bar
- Clifford's Tower