Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Norman Castle
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Castle Museum
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Female Prison
- Teaching the Poor
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Norman Minster
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Monk Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Church of St Wilfrid