Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Ouse Bridge
- Bootham School
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Council of Arles
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St William's Shrine
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Norman Castle
- The 1190 Massacre
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Roman Head Pot
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Gold Finger Ring
- Dick Turpin
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Greyfriars