Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Ripon College for Women
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- New Earswick
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Lendal Tower
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Hospitium
- The York Observatory
- Bone Trial Piece
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Industrial Upheaval
- The County Court House
- York and the Holocaust