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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Anglian Carving
- Church of St Olave
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Jubbergate
- The Greyfriars
- Sixties York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King Edward I and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bone Trial Piece
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of St Helen
- The Horn of Ulf
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Our Lady's Row