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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- The Norman Abbey
- The County Court House
- St William's Shrine
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York's Coat of Arms
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Basilica
- The Debtors' Prison
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Castle
- Margaret Clitherow
- Anglian Carving
- The Female Prison
- Bronze weights
- Anglian Cross