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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The York Helmet
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The End of the Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Carving
- Lendal Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Edward II and York
- The Medieval Castle
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church