Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Holy Trinity Church
- Inscription to Hecules
- De Grey Rooms
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A New University
- The Assembly Rooms
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Edward II and York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Sixties York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Cinema Comes to York
- Alcuin of York
- Anglian Cross
- The Greyfriars
- The Hospitium
- Guy Fawkes