Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- Guy Fawkes
- The Hospitium
- Church of St Olave
- First World War York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Church of St Helen
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Margaret Clitherow
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Lendal Bridge
- St Crux's Church
- Bronze weights