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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Minster Library
- Scarborough Bridge
- Rowntree Park
- Treasurer's House
- Guy Fawkes
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The York Hoard
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman Minster
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Water Lanes