Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Retreat
- The York Observatory
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A New University
- New Shopping Centres
- Holy Trinity Church
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Is York Cursed?
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Jubbergate
- Church of St Helen
- The Mansion House
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Cinema Comes to York
- Feeding Roman York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'