Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- Clifford's Tower
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Male Grooming
- New Earswick
- Constantius Chlorus
- Is York Cursed?
- York Art Gallery
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Female Prison
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Our Lady's Row
- Ouse Bridge
- King Richard III and York
- Amber Bead Workshop