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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The First Minster
- Treasurer's House
- York and the Holocaust
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Guildhall
- York's Airfield
- Ripon College for Women
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- First World War York
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Railway Station
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Norman House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head