Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The Black Death
- Clifford's Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Norman Abbey
- King Edward I and York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Norman Window Frame
- Bootham School
- De Grey Rooms
- The Female Prison
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Hospitium
- Eric Bloodaxe
- A New Walk
- The First Minster
- Yorkshire Museum