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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Black Death
- Olive Oil Container
- Middleham Jewel
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bootham Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Holy Trinity Church
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Eric Bloodaxe