Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Crest of York St John College
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York and the Holocaust
- Statue of the God Mars
- Victoria Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Judges Lodging
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Jubbergate
- York Castle Museum
- Anglian Carving
- The Debtors' Prison
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Roman Gods and Goddesses