Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Roman Fortress
- Lendal Bridge
- The Bar Convent
- Cinema Comes to York
- Roman Head Pot
- Treasurer's House
- Barley Hall
- Bootham School
- First World War York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Medieval Castle
- The Council of Arles
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- View from Station Rise