Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Viking Silk Cap
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York Castle Museum
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Judges Lodging
- The Council of Arles
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- John Carr - Architect
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York St John in the 20th Century
- First World War York
- Viking Boot
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Medieval Abbey
- The George Fox Incident