Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Council of Arles
- A Pipkin
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Guildhall
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- A New Vision For York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Church of St Wilfrid