Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Horn of Ulf
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Feeding Roman York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The First Railway Station
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Victoria Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway