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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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's Coat of Arms
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St William's Shrine
- Olive Oil Container
- King Richard II and York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Silver Strap Ends
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Council of Arles
- View from Station Rise
- Medieval Prisons
- The Medieval Castle
- The End of the Abbey
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Margaret Clitherow