Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Bar Convent
- New Earswick
- York Art Gallery
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Judges Lodging
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Middleham Jewel
- The Council of Arles
- The Multangular Tower
- Military Belt Fitting
- King Richard II and York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Mystery Plays
- York Garrison