Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Medieval Minster
- New Earswick
- Anglian Cross
- The Cawood Sword
- Aldwark Synagogue
- William Etty, Artist
- The 1190 Massacre
- Roman Head Pot
- First World War York
- Middleham Jewel
- Treasurer's House
- The York Hoard
- The Bar Convent
- Military Belt Fitting
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York in the fifteenth Century