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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Norman Castle
- William Etty, Artist
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Multangular Tower
- The Hospitium
- Bronze weights
- Our Lady's Row
- The Medieval Minster
- The Red Tower
- John Carr - Architect
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- 62 Low Petergate