Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Barker Tower
- Barley Hall
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Rowntree Park
- The Norman Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Central Library
- Crest of York St John College
- New Shopping Centres
- York Garrison
- The Abbot's House
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The 1190 Massacre