Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Teaching the Poor
- The 1190 Massacre
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Sixties York
- York Art Gallery
- First World War Memorial
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Council of Arles
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Garrison
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Retreat