Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Cinema Comes to York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The First Minster
- Micklegate Bar
- The Multangular Tower
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Bar Convent
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The White Rose of York