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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Minster Library
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Central Library
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The First Minster
- York Union Gas Works
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Guy Fawkes
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Black Death
- The Female Prison
- Victoria Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior