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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Minster
- The Red Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Our Lady's Row
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King Edward I and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Bombed
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Sixties York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Margaret Clitherow
- Scarborough Bridge
- Mary Ward
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate