Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Dick Turpin
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Carving
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Greyfriars
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- View from Station Rise
- The Norman Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Battle of Marston Moor