Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York's Airfield
- The Norman Abbey
- Anglian Cross
- Bronze weights
- Ouse Bridge
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Guy Fawkes
- Second World War York
- Feeding Roman York
- The New Theatre
- The Medieval Minster
- Vikings and Christianity
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Debtors' Prison
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- De Grey Rooms
- The Basilica