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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Castle
- Bootham Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- George Leeman
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Norman Abbey
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Assembly Rooms
- Viking Boot
- Royal Station Hotel
- The York Hoard