Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- The Hospitium
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Battle of the Standard
- Lendal Tower
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Basilica
- York Bombed
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bronze weights
- Church of St Helen
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Edward I and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The York Helmet