Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- The York Hoard
- A New University
- Lendal Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Alcuin of York
- St William's Shrine
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Medieval Castle
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Retreat
- Rowntree Park