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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Inscription to Hecules
- Stonegate
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The County Court House
- View from Station Rise
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Medieval Castle
- Silver Strap Ends
- Church of St Olave
- The White Rose of York