Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Fishergate Bar
- New Earswick
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Crux's Church
- The York Helmet
- The Multangular Tower
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Yorkshire Museum
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Anglian Cross
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Statue of Napoleon
- New Shopping Centres