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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Viking Coins
- The Female Prison
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Horn of Ulf
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Olave
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inscription to Hecules
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Treasurer's House