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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- Gold Finger Ring
- Monk Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- First World War York
- The Roman Fortress
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Feeding Roman York
- King Richard III and York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Queen Margaret's Arch