Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Middleham Jewel
- York Castle Museum
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The 1190 Massacre
- Is York Cursed?
- The Norman Abbey
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Anglian Cross
- John Carr - Architect
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Retreat
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Edward III and York