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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- The Mansion House
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Church of St Olave
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The York Helmet
- The Black Death
- Victoria Bar
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Fairfax House
- The Female Prison
- Second World War York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Minster in the 18th Century