Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- St William's Shrine
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Fairfax House
- Silver Strap Ends
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- A New Vision For York
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Guy Fawkes
- The Medieval Castle
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Battle of the Standard