Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Alcuin of York
- View from Station Rise
- The Mystery Plays
- Ripon College for Women
- Fairfax House
- Norman Window Frame
- The Guildhall
- The End of the Abbey
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- A New University
- The Railway Institute
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Black Death
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Victorian Prison Building