Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- York's Coat of Arms
- Teaching the Poor
- The New Theatre
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Inscription to Hecules
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Scarborough Bridge
- Judges Lodging
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Fairfax House
- Sixties York
- The Retreat
- Fire in the Minster
- The Medieval Castle
- A New University
- The Medieval Abbey