Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Ouse Bridge
- The White Rose of York
- Bootham Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Richard III and York
- View from Station Rise
- A Pipkin
- St William's Shrine
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Olave
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The York Hoard
- The Bar Convent