Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Is York Cursed?
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- First World War Memorial
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Cawood Sword
- Our Lady's Row
- Transport Moves On
- Judges Lodging
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The White Rose of York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Council of Arles