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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Norman Minster
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Black Death
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Cawood Sword
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Medieval Minster
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Crest of York St John College
- Daniel Defoe's York
- View from Station Rise
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Military Belt Fitting
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Norman Abbey
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Bombed