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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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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Minster Library
- Statue of Napoleon
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Silver Strap Ends
- New Earswick
- The Cawood Sword
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Alcuin of York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway