Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- The 1190 Massacre
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham School
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Garrison
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Transport Moves On
- Is York Cursed?
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Church of St Wilfrid
- A Pipkin
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bootham Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York's first historian: Francis Drake