Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Mansion House
- Anglian Cross
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Middleham Jewel
- Fairfax House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman Castle
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The York Helmet
- York Railway Station
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Retreat
- John Carr - Architect
- York Art Gallery
- Scarborough Bridge