Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A New Vision For York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Medieval Prisons
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The First Railway Station
- A New Walk
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St William's Shrine
- York's Coat of Arms
- John Carr - Architect
- The York Hoard
- Viking Coins
- Church of St Olave
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York