Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Crest of York St John College
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Walmgate Bar
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Norman Abbey
- The Railway Institute
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Edward II and York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fishergate Bar
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill