Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Fire in the Minster
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Battle of the Standard
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Norman Minster
- Church of St Olave
- A New Vision For York
- The Black Death
- Margaret Clitherow
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window