Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Cawood Sword
- The York Helmet
- Bronze weights
- The Abbot's House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The County Court House
- King Richard II and York
- The Mansion House
- Second World War York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom