Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- York Art Gallery
- The Norman Castle
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The First Railway Station
- The Medieval Abbey
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Minster Library
- The Black Death
- William Etty, Artist
- Our Lady's Row
- Constantius Chlorus
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Margaret Clitherow
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Second World War York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop