Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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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.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Debtors' Prison
- Inscription to Hecules
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Central Library
- York Art Gallery
- Gold Arm Ring
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Hospitium
- Viking Silk Cap
- New Shopping Centres
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Columba's United Reformed Church