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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- 62 Low Petergate
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The York Observatory
- Victoria Bar
- The Shambles
- The Norman House
- Monk Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Gold Finger Ring
- Statue of Napoleon
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Silk Cap
- Vikings and Christianity