Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- The Norman Minster
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Hoard
- View from Station Rise
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Multangular Tower
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Medieval Abbey