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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- York Central Library
- The Hospitium
- St William's Shrine
- Clifford's Tower
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- A New University
- Church of St Helen
- King Richard II and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Cawood Sword
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The End of the Abbey
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The George Fox Incident
- York's Airfield