Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Abbot's House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Medieval Castle
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Castle Museum
- King Edward III and York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Alcuin of York
- The Retreat
- Treasurer's House
- George Leeman
- The Roman Fortress