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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Anglian Cross
- The Cawood Sword
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Sixties York
- Micklegate Bar
- Viking Male Grooming
- Middleham Jewel
- York Bombed
- Viking Coins
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The York Observatory
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Victoria Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Railway Station
- Medieval Prisons