Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Bootham School
- A New Walk
- The County Court House
- The York Helmet
- Barker Tower
- Is York Cursed?
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Railway Institute
- Church of St Olave
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Red Tower
- Viking Boot
- Statue of the God Mars
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Walmgate Bar