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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Water Lanes
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Norman Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- A New University
- A Pipkin
- Viking Silk Cap
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- A New Vision For York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Military Belt Fitting
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- 62 Low Petergate
- The York Helmet
- The Hospitium
- The Basilica