Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Scarborough Bridge
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Retreat
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Roman Head Pot
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Water Lanes
- St William's Shrine
- The Mansion House
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Our Lady's Row
- Minster Library
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Railway Institute