Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Battle of the Standard
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Viking Boot
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Cawood Sword
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Scarborough Bridge
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Margaret Clitherow
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Roman Head Pot
- Guy Fawkes