Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- King Richard II and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Jubbergate
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- George Leeman
- The Shambles
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Norman House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Mansion House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The York Observatory
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Railway Institute