Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Richard III and York
- Our Lady's Row
- Middleham Jewel
- The Basilica
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- First World War York
- Barker Tower
- Jubbergate
- Minster Library
- The Mystery Plays
- York Central Library
- Alcuin of York
- Monk Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Guy Fawkes