Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King Edward II and York
- Feeding Roman York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The First Minster
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Scarborough Bridge
- First World War Memorial
- The Assembly Rooms
- Alcuin of York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Treasurer's House
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Church of St Olave