Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Ouse Bridge
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Observatory
- Silver Strap Ends
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of St Helen
- The York Helmet
- Yorkshire Museum
- Royal Station Hotel
- The First Railway Station
- Industrial Upheaval
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Tombstone of Julia Velva