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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Silver Strap Ends
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy