Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to 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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- First World War Memorial
- The First Railway Station
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Shambles
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Bombed
- Mary Ward
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman Castle
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters