Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Roman Head Pot
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Coins
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Bombed
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Mystery Plays
- The Abbot's House
- The Medieval Minster
- Middleham Jewel
- The Red Tower
- The Greyfriars
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning