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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Alcuin of York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Red Tower
- Roman Head Pot
- First World War York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Norman Abbey
- Ouse Bridge
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Bombed
- Anglian Carving
- The Mansion House
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Minster in Viking Times
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Archbishop Scrope Executed