Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Olive Oil Container
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Basilica
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Lendal Tower
- Sixties York
- Fairfax House
- The Hospitium
- St Crux's Church
- York Bombed
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Fishergate Bar
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Railway Station
- Margaret Clitherow