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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The New Theatre
- Statue of Napoleon
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Norman Minster
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Art Gallery
- The York Helmet
- Sixties York
- King Edward I and York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Inscription to Hecules
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Debtors' Prison