Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- A New Walk
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Mansion House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Basilica
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Olive Oil Container
- The Medieval Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Monk Bar
- Statue of the God Mars
- Viking Silk Cap
- Second World War York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Medieval Minster