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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Victoria Bar
- First World War York
- Bootham Bar
- Constantius Chlorus
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward I and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Mansion House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The 1190 Massacre