Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Clifford's Tower
- William Etty, Artist
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Richard II and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- The White Rose of York
- Medieval Prisons
- The Cawood Sword
- Barley Hall
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Medieval Castle
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The First Railway Station
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Basilica
- The Bar Convent