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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Crest of York St John College
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King Edward I and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Anglian Carving
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bootham School
- John Carr - Architect
- York Bombed
- King Richard II and York
- Middleham Jewel
- The York Helmet
- Medieval Prisons