Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- The York Hoard
- Minster Library
- Roman Head Pot
- York Central Library
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Cawood Sword
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Norman House
- The Mansion House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Dick Turpin
- Bootham School
- Constantius Chlorus
- Stonegate
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector