Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Central Methodist Chapel
- A New Walk
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- New Shopping Centres
- The Horn of Ulf
- Church of St Olave
- The Council of Arles
- John Carr - Architect
- The Shambles
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Richard II and York
- The Hospitium
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham Bar