Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Art Gallery
- Micklegate Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The County Court House
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Carving
- The Norman Abbey
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Boot
- The Norman House
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman Minster
- The York Observatory