Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Micklegate Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Castle Museum
- Holy Trinity Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Cinema Comes to York
- Second World War York
- York Union Gas Works
- Clifford's Tower