Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Dick Turpin
- St Crux's Church
- Church of St Wilfrid
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Union Gas Works
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Female Prison
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The George Fox Incident
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Coins
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Hanging Bowl