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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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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 York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Garrison
- Norman Window Frame
- The Black Death
- The Assembly Rooms
- Barley Hall
- Walmgate Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Gold Finger Ring
- View from Station Rise
- A Pipkin
- Transport Moves On