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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- New Shopping Centres
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bootham School
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Anglian Cross
- View from Station Rise
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Castle Museum
- Cinema Comes to York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses