Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Church of St Helen
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Medieval Minster
- Statue of Napoleon
- All Saints Church, North Street
- William Etty, Artist
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St William's Shrine
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Sixties York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Anglian Cross
- The Medieval Castle
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Retreat