Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Rowntree Park
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Medieval Minster
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Guildhall
- A New Walk
- York Union Gas Works
- Statue of Napoleon
- Vikings and Christianity
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Railway Station
- King Edward I and York
- The Multangular Tower
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Church of St Olave
- Daniel Defoe's York