Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Multangular Tower
- Second World War York
- Rowntree Park
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze weights
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Mary Ward
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Viking Male Grooming
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Mystery Plays
- Queen Margaret's Arch