Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Crux's Church
- Middleham Jewel
- The First Railway Station
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Castle Museum
- Industrial Upheaval
- Fairfax House
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The George Fox Incident
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Viking Male Grooming
- A Pipkin
- The 1190 Massacre
- Anglian Burial Vessel