Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The York Hoard
- Middleham Jewel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Bar Convent
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Eric Bloodaxe
- First World War York
- Victoria Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- York and the Holocaust
- Guy Fawkes
- Teaching the Poor
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Basilica