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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Fairfax House
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Cross
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Teaching the Poor
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Viking Boot
- The Shambles
- Yorkshire Museum
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- New Earswick