Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Statue of Napoleon
- Inscription to Hecules
- A New Vision For York
- A New Walk
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Ripon College for Women
- Middleham Jewel
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Victoria Bar
- The Red Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Bombed
- Mary Ward
- Rowntree Park