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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- View from Station Rise
- Royal Station Hotel
- King Edward III and York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Mary Ward
- Bootham School
- The County Court House
- The York Hoard
- King Edward I and York
- First World War York
- The York Helmet
- The Medieval Minster
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The First Railway Station
- Viking Boot
- Viking Male Grooming
- York in the fifteenth Century