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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Bone Trial Piece
- First World War Memorial
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Statue of Napoleon
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Richard II and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King Edward I and York
- The York Observatory
- The York Hoard
- The Red Tower
- York Bombed
- Gold Finger Ring
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Guildhall