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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- A New Vision For York
- The Norman Minster
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Inscription to Hecules
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Red Tower
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Helen
- Bootham School
- The Medieval Abbey
- Anglian Carving
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- A New Walk
- Statue of the God Mars