Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Jubbergate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Black Death
- The Mansion House
- King Edward II and York
- The York Hoard
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Monk Bar
- Gold Arm Ring