Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Victoria Bar
- The Shambles
- Statue of Napoleon
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Bombed
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Abbot's House
- Second World War York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Sixties York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop