Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Edward III and York
- Stonegate
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Alcuin of York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A New Vision For York
- A New Walk
- York Central Library
- Barley Hall
- Guy Fawkes
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Pilgrimage of Grace