Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Barley Hall
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Abbot's House
- Minster Library
- The York Observatory
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Guildhall
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Anglian Cross
- York Railway Station
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The New Theatre