Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Gold Arm Ring
- View from Station Rise
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Second World War York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The York Helmet
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Transport Moves On
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Medieval Castle
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries