Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Second World War York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Crest of York St John College
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Teaching the Poor
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- View from Station Rise
- York's Airfield
- The Guildhall
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Alcuin of York
- Jubbergate
- Roman Head Pot