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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Roman Fortress
- Treasurer's House
- A New Vision For York
- The Cawood Sword
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Constantius Chlorus
- Ouse Bridge
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Viking Coins
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bone Trial Piece
- Is York Cursed?
- St Columba's United Reformed Church