Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Dick Turpin
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Guy Fawkes
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Micklegate Bar
- The Mystery Plays
- Bootham Bar
- A Pipkin
- Bootham School
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Alcuin of York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Castle Museum
- Royal Station Hotel