Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Medieval Abbey
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- First World War Memorial
- Margaret Clitherow
- New Shopping Centres
- York Union Gas Works
- King Edward III and York
- Olive Oil Container
- The 1190 Massacre
- Statue of an Athlete
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Coins