Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- New Shopping Centres
- York Art Gallery
- Second World War York
- Treasurer's House
- Mary Ward
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Shambles
- Ripon College for Women
- The Mansion House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- A Pipkin
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- George Leeman
- Barley Hall
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Gold Arm Ring