Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Water Lanes
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Yorkshire Museum
- Jubbergate
- York Castle Museum
- York Central Library
- Feeding Roman York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Abbot's House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bootham School
- Clifford's Tower
- Micklegate Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The 1190 Massacre
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool