Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Ripon College for Women
- York Central Library
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Fishergate Bar
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Church of St Olave
- The Basilica
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Coins
- Statue of the God Mars
- Viking Boot