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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- King's Manor - Victorian
- George Leeman
- Bronze weights
- Statue of an Athlete
- A New Walk
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Mary Ward
- Viking Boot
- Olive Oil Container
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Ouse Bridge
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Minster Library