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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Norman House
- St Crux's Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Union Gas Works
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- George Leeman
- The 1190 Massacre
- Second World War York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Our Lady's Row
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Gold Finger Ring
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's Medieval Synagogue