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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Yorkshire Museum
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Railway Institute
- The York Helmet
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Ouse Bridge
- Church of St Helen
- The First Railway Station
- Rowntree Park
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bone Trial Piece
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Feeding Roman York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- A New Vision For York