Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The End of the Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Lendal Bridge
- New Earswick
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Second World War York
- Victoria Bar
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Black Death
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Minster Library
- The Hospitium
- York in the fifteenth Century