Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Inscription to Hecules
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Railway Station
- Holy Trinity Church
- King Edward I and York
- Clifford's Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Viking Boot
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- New Shopping Centres
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Council of Arles
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Bar Convent