Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- The Mystery Plays
- The Cawood Sword
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Water Lanes
- The Black Death
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Treasurer's House
- The Red Tower
- Our Lady's Row
- Minster Library
- Statue of Napoleon
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Council of Arles
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Newgate Cross Shaft