Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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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 York Hoard
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Mystery Plays
- A New Vision For York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Micklegate Bar
- Our Lady's Row
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Union Gas Works
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Basilica
- The Horn of Ulf
- Constantius Chlorus
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle