Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Battle of the Standard
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Norman Castle
- Clifford's Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Fire in the Minster
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Our Lady's Row
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King Richard III and York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'