Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York and the Holocaust
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Bar Convent
- Fire in the Minster
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The County Court House
- The First Minster
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Norman Window Frame
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The First Railway Station
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Vale of York Viking Hoard