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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- Treasurer's House
- Gold Arm Ring
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Cinema Comes to York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Hospitium
- Ouse Bridge
- Ripon College for Women
- The Medieval Castle
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The 1190 Massacre
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Industrial Upheaval