Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Lendal Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Crest of York St John College
- Second World War York
- The Mystery Plays
- Is York Cursed?
- Statue of an Athlete
- Eric Bloodaxe
- A New University
- Constantius Chlorus
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York Railway Station
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King Edward I and York
- Feeding Roman York