Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Guildhall
- Micklegate Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Mary Ward
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Alcuin of York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Bar Convent
- A New Walk
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Ripon College for Women
- York Union Gas Works