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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Boot
- Fairfax House
- The New Theatre
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Viking Male Grooming
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- First World War Memorial
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The York Hoard
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Second World War York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The End of the Abbey
- Central Methodist Chapel