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 York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- The Hospitium
- The York Observatory
- Sixties York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Norman Abbey
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Stonegate
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The York Helmet
- Guy Fawkes
- The Railway Institute
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York