Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- Gold Arm Ring
- The First Railway Station
- York Central Library
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Teaching the Poor
- King Edward III and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A New Walk
- Crest of York St John College
- York Castle Museum
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Artists, Writers and Scientists