Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King Richard III and York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bone Trial Piece
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Cawood Sword
- Medieval Prisons
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Is York Cursed?
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bootham School
- Micklegate Bar
- York and the Holocaust