Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Female Prison
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fairfax House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- New Earswick
- York and the Holocaust
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- First World War York
- The Bar Convent
- Rowntree Park
- The Guildhall
- York's Coat of Arms