Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- First World War York
- Guy Fawkes
- Alcuin of York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Fishergate Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Roman Fortress
- The York Observatory
- The Norman House
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Jubbergate
- York Art Gallery
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of St Wilfrid