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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Female Prison
- View from Station Rise
- The George Fox Incident
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The New Theatre
- York's Coat of Arms
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- 62 Low Petergate
- King Edward II and York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Plum Cakes for Christmas