Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York's Airfield
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The County Court House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Viking Silk Cap
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Council of Arles
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman House