Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A New Vision For York
- The Norman House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Water Lanes
- The Basilica
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Council of Arles
- The Debtors' Prison
- Fire in the Minster
- Gold Finger Ring
- Ouse Bridge
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- First World War York
- The Shambles
- The Hospitium
- The York Hoard