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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- York Art Gallery
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Female Prison
- The Medieval Abbey
- Barker Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Transport Moves On
- Treasurer's House
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Royal Station Hotel
- Medieval Prisons
- Roman Head Pot
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Church of St Olave