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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Anglian Carving
- First World War York
- Barley Hall
- The Medieval Castle
- Viking Boot
- New Shopping Centres
- Is York Cursed?
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Basilica
- A New Walk
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Red Tower
- Barker Tower
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Micklegate Bar
- The Hospitium