Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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 in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Black Death
- York Castle Museum
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Medieval Abbey
- Second World War York
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- First World War York
- York Bombed
- The Minster after the Reformation
- All Saints Church, North Street
- A New Walk
- Hair of a Roman Girl