Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Greyfriars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Barley Hall
- The End of the Abbey
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- De Grey Rooms
- King Edward II and York
- View from Station Rise
- The Female Prison
- Fairfax House
- Minster Library
- Transport Moves On
- The Hospitium
- A New Vision For York