Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Anglian Cross
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Medieval Minster
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The 1190 Massacre
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Roman Fortress
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Castle Museum
- Guy Fawkes
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King Edward I and York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Teaching the Poor