Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- The Cawood Sword
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War York
- The Black Death
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The George Fox Incident
- Barley Hall
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Olive Oil Container
- Fishergate Bar
- De Grey Rooms