Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Transport Moves On
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Anglian Cross
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Norman Abbey
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- King Richard III and York
- King Richard II and York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Abbot's House
- Treasurer's House
- The Council of Arles
- Victoria Bar
- Jubbergate