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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- The Shambles
- Church of St Olave
- The York Observatory
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- John Carr - Architect
- Royal Station Hotel
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Richard II and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Norman Castle
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Medieval Minster
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Helen
- Inside the Roman Fortress