Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Industrial Upheaval
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Stonegate
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Coins
- The Hospitium
- York Garrison
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Assembly Rooms
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Walmgate Bar
- Roman Head Pot