Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A New University
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Feeding Roman York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fairfax House
- The Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Abbey
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Second World War York
- The York Helmet