Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Water Lanes
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Carving
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Gold Arm Ring
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The York Hoard
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Middleham Jewel
- Walmgate Bar
- Transport Moves On
- The End of the Abbey
- Fairfax House
- Church of St Helen