Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- The Guildhall
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Middleham Jewel
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Gold Arm Ring
- Ripon College for Women
- Barley Hall
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- View from Station Rise
- The George Fox Incident
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King Edward III and York