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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- The New Theatre
- The White Rose of York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Second World War York
- York Central Library
- The Basilica
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Fire in the Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Medieval Prisons
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The York Helmet
- King Edward II and York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Holy Trinity Church