Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Female Prison
- King Edward I and York
- Barley Hall
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Guildhall
- Yorkshire Museum
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Helen
- The Horn of Ulf
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Fire in the Minster