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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Guildhall
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Viking Boot
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- John Carr - Architect
- Stonegate
- Micklegate Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Viking Male Grooming
- Medieval Prisons
- York Bombed
- Barker Tower
- St William's Shrine
- The Mansion House