Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Hospitium
- Bronze weights
- Is York Cursed?
- The Norman Abbey
- Jubbergate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Mary Ward
- William Etty, Artist
- The Shambles
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Anglian Cross
- The Norman Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers