Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Coins
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Crux's Church
- The Battle of the Standard
- De Grey Rooms
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The First Minster
- The Retreat
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Scarborough Bridge
- Clifford's Tower
- York Bombed
- The Black Death
- Aldwark Synagogue