Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Mansion House
- John Carr - Architect
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Constantius Chlorus
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Viking Coins
- Crest of York St John College
- The Bar Convent
- Ripon College for Women
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Scarborough Bridge
- King's Manor - Victorian