Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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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...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Teaching the Poor
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Castle Museum
- Second World War York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Sixties York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Yorkshire Museum