Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Railway Station
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Bombed
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Is York Cursed?
- A Pipkin
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Transport Moves On
- Bootham School
- The Medieval Abbey
- York's Coat of Arms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Art Gallery