Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Roman Fortress
- York Bombed
- View from Station Rise
- Lendal Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Multangular Tower
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Assembly Rooms
- Margaret Clitherow
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Crest of York St John College
- Sixties York
- The New Theatre
- The Cawood Sword