Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Walmgate Bar
- A New Walk
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Monk Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bootham Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The George Fox Incident
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Micklegate Bar
- Water Lanes
- The White Rose of York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A New University
- York Bombed
- The Roman Fortress