Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Male Grooming
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Roman Fortress
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Medieval Prisons
- A New Vision For York
- Bootham School
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King Edward I and York
- A New Walk
- The Guildhall
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Victoria Bar