Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York St John in the 20th Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Silver Strap Ends
- The New Theatre
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Central Library
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward III and York
- The Retreat
- Viking Boot
- A New University
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bootham Bar