Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Mary Ward
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Micklegate Bar
- New Earswick
- The Mystery Plays
- Viking Male Grooming
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The 1190 Massacre
- A New Vision For York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Minster Library