Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Our Lady's Row
- The Council of Arles
- Bootham Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- Victoria Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bronze weights
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Fishergate Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Shambles
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Church of St Olave