Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bootham School
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Council of Arles
- Crest of York St John College
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Union Gas Works
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The End of the Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Railway Station