Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- Is York Cursed?
- Gold Finger Ring
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Abbey
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Medieval Minster
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Yorkshire Museum
- Feeding Roman York
- A New Walk
- The 1190 Massacre