Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The Medieval Castle
- Anglian Cross
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Mary Ward
- Barley Hall
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Barker Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- The York Helmet
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- A New University
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Crossed Keys Symbol