Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Ripon College for Women
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The York Observatory
- The Medieval Minster
- Fishergate Bar
- Teaching the Poor
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Castle Museum
- Crest of York St John College
- Victoria Bar
- Inscription to Hecules
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The White Rose of York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Stonegate