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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Norman Castle
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Bombed
- The 1190 Massacre
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Lendal Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Feeding Roman York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill