Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Abbot's House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Greyfriars
- The Victorian Prison Building
- George Leeman
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Hoard
- Transport Moves On
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Jubbergate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Castle Museum
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall