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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Is York Cursed?
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A Pipkin
- Middleham Jewel
- A New Walk
- New Earswick
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Black Death
- King Edward II and York
- The Council of Arles
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Statue of Napoleon
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Gold Finger Ring