Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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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...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Roman Fortress
- Royal Station Hotel
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Alcuin of York
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Abbot's House
- First World War Memorial
- The Cawood Sword
- The Norman Abbey
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa