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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Cross
- The Black Death
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Micklegate Bar
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Medieval Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Crest of York St John College
- The Norman Abbey
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The York Helmet