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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Alcuin of York
- The First Minster
- New Earswick
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Battle of the Standard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Male Grooming
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Treasurer's House
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Norman Window Frame
- Inscription to Hecules
- George Leeman
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant