Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Railway Station
- Barley Hall
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Female Prison
- Barker Tower
- Bronze weights
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Cawood Sword
- Mary Ward
- The Mystery Plays
- Feeding Roman York
- Medieval Prisons
- Roman Chimney Pot
- St Crux's Church