Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Red Tower
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Jubbergate
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Micklegate Bar
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Viking Coins
- The Assembly Rooms
- Norman Window Frame
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The First Railway Station
- Church of St Olave
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Bombed