Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Bronze weights
- The White Rose of York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Statue of Napoleon
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Micklegate Bar
- York Art Gallery
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Rowntree Park
- Clifford's Tower
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Edward II and York