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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Art Gallery
- The 1190 Massacre
- Walmgate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Council of Arles
- King Richard III and York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York's Coat of Arms
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Fairfax House
- View from Station Rise
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Mansion House