Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Medieval Minster
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Retreat
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Medieval Prisons
- Our Lady's Row
- York and the Holocaust
- Anglian Carving
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The First Railway Station
- The Black Death
- Eric Bloodaxe
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Horn of Ulf
- A New Walk
- York's Airfield