Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Red Tower
- Mary Ward
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Dick Turpin
- The Medieval Abbey
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Mansion House
- The Battle of the Standard