Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- The End of the Abbey
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The York Hoard
- The Greyfriars
- George Leeman
- Teaching the Poor
- Constantius Chlorus
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Red Tower
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Edward I and York