Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fishergate Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Council of Arles
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Greyfriars
- The York Hoard
- Treasurer's House
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Anglian Carving
- Yorkshire Museum
- Viking Boot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bootham School