Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Medieval Prisons
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Anglian Cross
- Bronze weights
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Crest of York St John College
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bone Trial Piece