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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- York Central Library
- A New Vision For York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Norman Castle
- Silver Strap Ends
- Church of St Helen
- Roman Head Pot
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Is York Cursed?
- Viking Boot
- The Norman Abbey
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Richard III and York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Railway Institute