Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Multangular Tower
- Clifford's Tower
- Water Lanes
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Red Tower
- Anglian Carving
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- New Earswick
- Teaching the Poor
- Lendal Bridge
- The George Fox Incident
- The Norman Abbey
- Fairfax House
- De Grey Rooms
- Fire in the Minster
- Roman Head Pot