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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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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...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Art Gallery
- The Basilica
- A New Vision For York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Norman House
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Feeding Roman York
- The York Hoard
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Gold Finger Ring
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse