Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The End of the Abbey
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Olive Oil Container
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Anglian Cross
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The First Minster
- Jubbergate
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- A Pipkin