Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Mystery Plays
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Council of Arles
- The Norman House
- The County Court House
- King Edward III and York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Abbot's House
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bootham Bar