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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Railway Institute
- York Garrison
- Crest of York St John College
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Basilica
- The Bar Convent
- Monk Bar
- Fairfax House
- The First Railway Station
- Rebuilt in Stone