Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- York St John in the 20th Century
- A New Walk
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Guildhall
- Dick Turpin
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Second World War York
- Bootham School
- Church of St Helen
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The End of the Abbey
- The Bar Convent
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The White Rose of York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Inside the Roman Fortress