Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Victoria Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bootham School
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Lendal Bridge
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Hospitium
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Retreat
- Glazed Medieval Jug