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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King Edward II and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Jubbergate
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The County Court House
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- De Grey Rooms
- Alcuin of York
- The Basilica
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway