Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Minster Library
- Walmgate Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War York
- The Retreat
- York Railway Station
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- First World War Memorial
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Holocaust
- Bone Trial Piece
- Fairfax House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom