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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Yorkshire Museum
- King Edward II and York
- King Richard III and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King Richard II and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Medieval Minster
- Second World War York
- Anglian Carving