Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Railway Station
- Viking Boot
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York's Coat of Arms
- Sixties York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Silk Cap
- Anglian Cross
- Roman Head Pot
- The Multangular Tower
- Cinema Comes to York
- Stonegate
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Feeding Roman York