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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Roman Fortress
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Bombed
- A Pipkin
- King Richard II and York
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Norman Castle
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Basilica
- Anglian Carving
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The End of the Abbey