Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Roman Head Pot
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Clifford's Tower
- New Earswick
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Norman House
- Dick Turpin
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Feeding Roman York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- First World War Memorial
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse