Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Military Belt Fitting
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bootham Bar
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Norman Window Frame
- The Medieval Minster
- First World War York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- De Grey Rooms
- The Victorian Prison Building
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Judges Lodging
- Clifford's Tower
- The York Helmet
- Hair of a Roman Girl