Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Carving
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Minster Library
- Lendal Bridge
- The Norman Abbey
- Norman Window Frame
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze weights
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Castle
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Hospitium
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Mansion House