Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Black Death
- Anglian Cross
- John Carr - Architect
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King Edward III and York
- Guy Fawkes
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Church of St Olave
- Teaching the Poor
- Aldwark Synagogue