Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Richard II and York
- The Mansion House
- Is York Cursed?
- Guy Fawkes
- Walmgate Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Olive Oil Container
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Medieval Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Cross
- Viking Silk Cap
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Basilica