Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bootham Bar
- King Edward III and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Dick Turpin
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Ripon College for Women
- The George Fox Incident
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Crux's Church
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Sixties York
- Military Belt Fitting