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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bootham School
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Female Prison
- The Black Death
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Hospitium
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The End of the Abbey
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The New Theatre
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Alcuin of York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Railway Institute
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning