Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- The York Hoard
- York Union Gas Works
- The Female Prison
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Roman Chimney Pot
- 62 Low Petergate
- Transport Moves On
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Horn of Ulf
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The County Court House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Lendal Bridge
- Viking Silk Cap
- Constantius Chlorus
- Teaching the Poor