Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Barker Tower
- Industrial Upheaval
- A Pipkin
- First World War York
- The Female Prison
- Scarborough Bridge
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Greyfriars
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Shambles
- The York Helmet
- Inside the Roman Fortress