Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The County Court House
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The York Hoard
- Bone Trial Piece
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Ouse Bridge
- Judges Lodging
- De Grey Rooms
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Fairfax House
- The Mansion House
- A Pipkin
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's Airfield
- King Richard III and York