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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Union Gas Works
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Medieval Prisons
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Minster Library
- Mary Ward
- Viking Coins
- Lendal Bridge
- New Shopping Centres
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The White Rose of York
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Multangular Tower
- Bone Trial Piece