Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Margaret Clitherow
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Cinema Comes to York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Medieval Prisons
- The Bar Convent
- The White Rose of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Edward I and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bootham School
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Barker Tower
- Judges Lodging
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Olive Oil Container
- New Shopping Centres