Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Statue of the God Mars
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- Statue of Napoleon
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Cawood Sword
- The Medieval Castle
- The Multangular Tower
- The Basilica
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- William Etty, Artist
- Sixties York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Church of All Saints Pavement