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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Art Gallery
- The Black Death
- Bootham School
- King Edward I and York
- The Cawood Sword
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Medieval Prisons
- Bootham Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- New Shopping Centres
- Margaret Clitherow
- Vikings and Christianity
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle