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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Medieval Castle
- Judges Lodging
- The Greyfriars
- Viking Male Grooming
- Statue of the God Mars
- The York Observatory
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Sixties York
- The Black Death
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- De Grey Rooms
- Viking Boot
- Church of St Helen
- King Edward II and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- A New Walk
- Feeding Roman York