Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Church of St Helen
- York Art Gallery
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Castle Museum
- Inscription to Hecules
- Ouse Bridge
- Fire in the Minster
- The New Theatre
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- William Etty, Artist
- The Black Death
- Water Lanes
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Roman Fortress
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Medieval Prisons