Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Medieval Prisons
- Fairfax House
- Viking Sword Pommel
- New Shopping Centres
- Yorkshire Museum
- Minster Library
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Boot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bone Trial Piece
- Mary Ward
- The York Observatory
- New Earswick