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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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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...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The County Court House
- King Richard III and York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Roman Fortress
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Railway Institute
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Transport Moves On
- The Black Death
- Viking Boot
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The 1190 Massacre
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Church of All Saints Pavement