Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fairfax House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Greyfriars
- Cinema Comes to York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The York Helmet
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Transport Moves On
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Royal Station Hotel