Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Mansion House
- Clifford's Tower
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- 62 Low Petergate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Guildhall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Basilica
- Crest of York St John College
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Edward III and York