Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York Garrison
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Greyfriars
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Multangular Tower
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Medieval Castle
- The Norman Castle
- Constantius Chlorus
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Feeding Roman York
- King Richard III and York