Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Union Gas Works
- A New University
- The Norman House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- New Earswick
- Gold Finger Ring
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Black Death
- The Minster in the 18th Century