Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Mansion House
- Holy Trinity Church
- Fishergate Bar
- Stonegate
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Yorkshire Museum
- A Pipkin
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fairfax House
- Roman Head Pot
- York Art Gallery
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Castle Museum
- Dick Turpin
- Inside the Roman Fortress