Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Rowntree Park
- The Norman Castle
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Bombed
- York's Coat of Arms
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Medieval Minster
- Bootham Bar
- Holy Trinity Church
- Stonegate
- St Leonard's Hospital
- New Shopping Centres
- The Red Tower
- The Black Death
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham School