Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Monk Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- Viking Silk Cap
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Bar Convent
- The Mystery Plays
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Cross
- The Norman Minster
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Retreat
- The Council of Arles
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The First Railway Station
- The Mansion House