Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Yorkshire Museum
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Coins
- King Edward III and York
- John Carr - Architect
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- First World War York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Art Gallery
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Railway King: George Hudson