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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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...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Viking Silk Cap
- The First Minster
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Monk Bar
- The Retreat
- The Norman Castle
- King Edward II and York
- William Etty, Artist
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Mithras and Arimanius
- New Earswick
- The Council of Arles
- Daniel Defoe's York