Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Horn of Ulf
- Church of St Helen
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- A Pipkin
- Barker Tower
- The White Rose of York
- Mary Ward
- York Railway Station
- The Guildhall
- A New University
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Norman Window Frame
- John Carr - Architect
- The 1190 Massacre
- Holy Trinity Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street