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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Alcuin of York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- St Crux's Church
- Bronze weights
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The York Hoard
- Military Belt Fitting
- Teaching the Poor
- Fishergate Bar
- De Grey Rooms
- Statue of an Athlete
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman Castle
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries