Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Viking Coins
- Norman Window Frame
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Norman Castle
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Debtors' Prison
- The 1190 Massacre
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- View from Station Rise
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bronze weights
- Second World War York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Horn of Ulf