Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Bone Trial Piece
- Treasurer's House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Statue of Napoleon
- Lendal Tower
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Jubbergate
- Anglian Cross
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- First World War Memorial
- Rowntree Park
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Ouse Bridge