Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- The Norman Minster
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Battle of the Standard
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Hospitium
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bronze weights
- Alcuin of York
- Holy Trinity Church
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Sword Pommel
- First World War Memorial
- The Horn of Ulf
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Black Death