Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- The Medieval Abbey
- Church of St Olave
- Fairfax House
- Lendal Tower
- First World War Memorial
- Gold Arm Ring
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Guildhall
- Micklegate Bar
- The New Theatre
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- George Leeman
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Female Prison
- Archbishop Scrope Executed