Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Ouse Bridge
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Statue of the God Mars
- Anglian Carving
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- William Etty, Artist
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Union Gas Works
- Yorkshire Museum
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Scarborough Bridge
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Railway Station