Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St Crux's Church
- Cinema Comes to York
- Our Lady's Row
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Castle Museum
- A New Vision For York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Vikings and Christianity
- First World War Memorial
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Norman House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York