Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- The Bar Convent
- Mithras and Arimanius
- George Leeman
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Church of St Olave
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Garrison
- The Norman Castle
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- New Shopping Centres
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Medieval Prisons
- Silver Strap Ends
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street