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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The George Fox Incident
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The York Helmet
- York Bombed
- Anglian Carving
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Guy Fawkes
- The Medieval Minster
- Feeding Roman York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York's Airfield
- Our Lady's Row
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Council of Arles