Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Medieval Minster
- Bootham School
- York Garrison
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Silver Strap Ends
- Constantius Chlorus
- The York Observatory
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The York Hoard
- Vikings and Christianity