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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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 Red Tower
- The New Theatre
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Viking Boot
- The Shambles
- Olive Oil Container
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Medieval Abbey
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The End of the Abbey
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Water Lanes
- Plum Cakes for Christmas