Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- The Black Death
- New Shopping Centres
- New Earswick
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Union Gas Works
- Military Belt Fitting
- Fire in the Minster
- The Mansion House
- Industrial Upheaval
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Anglian Cross
- Dick Turpin
- Mary Ward
- Clifford's Tower