Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Anglian Cross
- De Grey Rooms
- Roman Head Pot
- The Retreat
- The Abbot's House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Mystery Plays
- The York Helmet
- The Female Prison
- Barker Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Council of Arles
- Viking Silk Cap
- William Etty, Artist