Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- New Shopping Centres
- Walmgate Bar
- A New Walk
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Black Death
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Industrial Upheaval
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- New Earswick
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The County Court House
- Second World War York
- The Cawood Sword
- Anglian Burial Vessel