Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- The White Rose of York
- York Castle Museum
- Is York Cursed?
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The 1190 Massacre
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- New Earswick
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bronze weights
- Bootham School
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Treasurer's House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Inscription from Fortress Gate