Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Norman Window Frame
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Medieval Castle
- The Female Prison
- The End of the Abbey
- The Norman House
- The First Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Art Gallery
- Bone Trial Piece
- King Edward II and York
- Mary Ward
- Holy Trinity Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- View from Station Rise