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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- The County Court House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Sixties York
- Crest of York St John College
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Barley Hall
- The New Theatre
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Norman Minster
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Mansion House