Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bootham Bar
- The Bar Convent
- The Railway Institute
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Debtors' Prison
- Feeding Roman York
- Crest of York St John College
- The End of the Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York's Airfield
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant