Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Statue of an Athlete
- Stonegate
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Railway Station
- The Shambles
- Second World War York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Mystery Plays
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- New Shopping Centres
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A Pipkin