Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- The County Court House
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Water Lanes
- The Red Tower
- Crest of York St John College
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Council of Arles
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Royal Station Hotel