Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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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.
- The First Railway Station
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Barker Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Fishergate Bar
- Viking Silk Cap
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Basilica
- The New Theatre
- A New Walk
- The Female Prison
- Minster Library