Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Sixties York
- The Guildhall
- King Edward III and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Military Belt Fitting
- Crest of York St John College
- New Shopping Centres
- The County Court House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Margaret Clitherow
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Medieval Minster
- Feeding Roman York