Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Hospitium
- Scarborough Bridge
- Industrial Upheaval
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Our Lady's Row
- Viking Boot
- Statue of an Athlete
- Viking Coins
- King Edward III and York
- Second World War York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bootham Bar
- Inscription from Fortress Gate