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 Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Viking Male Grooming
- Guy Fawkes
- St William's Shrine
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The York Observatory
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Silk Cap
- First World War Memorial
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Multangular Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Castle Museum
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Horn of Ulf
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Mary Ward
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York