Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Medieval Castle
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Guy Fawkes
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Eric Bloodaxe
- William Etty, Artist
- Statue of an Athlete
- Our Lady's Row
- York Art Gallery
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Multangular Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King Edward I and York