Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Abbot's House
- Constantius Chlorus
- Vikings and Christianity
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Teaching the Poor
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Barker Tower
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- First World War York
- The White Rose of York
- Our Lady's Row
- Bone Trial Piece
- Ripon College for Women
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool