Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Assembly Rooms
- New Earswick
- St Crux's Church
- A New University
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Norman Castle
- Silver Strap Ends
- The First Minster
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Inscription to Hecules
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Railway Institute
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'