Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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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.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Gold Finger Ring
- Water Lanes
- Rowntree Park
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Shambles
- King Richard II and York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Second World War York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Multangular Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Garrison
- Viking Boot