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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Art Gallery
- Micklegate Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Black Death
- First World War York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Military Belt Fitting
- George Leeman
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Plum Cakes for Christmas