Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- George Leeman
- Church of St Olave
- Ouse Bridge
- Rowntree Park
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Teaching the Poor
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Guildhall
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Black Death
- Judges Lodging
- William Etty, Artist
- First World War Memorial
- Feeding Roman York
- York Bombed
- The Female Prison