Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Multangular Tower
- Fairfax House
- King Edward II and York
- Medieval Prisons
- The York Observatory
- Monk Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Second World War York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Viking Male Grooming
- Our Lady's Row