Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The New Theatre
- The Norman Minster
- Teaching the Poor
- Military Belt Fitting
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The End of the Abbey
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The White Rose of York
- Jubbergate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy