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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The 1190 Massacre
- A New Vision For York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Gold Finger Ring
- York's Airfield
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Fishergate Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- Walmgate Bar
- The Council of Arles
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Second World War York
- De Grey Rooms
- The White Rose of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers