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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Assembly Rooms
- The York Helmet
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A Pipkin
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- A New Walk
- Viking Boot
- The Mansion House
- Anglian Carving
- The First Minster
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bootham School