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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Abbot's House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Industrial Upheaval
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The York Hoard
- Second World War York
- The Roman Fortress