Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- Clifford's Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Hospitium
- The Basilica
- York Art Gallery
- Anglian Cross
- Crest of York St John College
- The Red Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Greyfriars
- Gold Arm Ring