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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Inscription to Hecules
- The County Court House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Feeding Roman York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Mansion House
- The York Helmet
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- A New University
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King Edward III and York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- John Carr - Architect
- Middleham Jewel
- Rowntree Park