Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Mansion House
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bootham Bar
- The York Observatory
- William Etty, Artist
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Sixties York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Feeding Roman York
- Mary Ward
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Walmgate Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate