Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- A New University
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Basilica
- Statue of the God Mars
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The New Theatre
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Stonegate
- Viking Male Grooming
- Guy Fawkes
- Artists, Writers and Scientists