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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Lendal Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Railway Station
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- De Grey Rooms
- A Pipkin
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Military Belt Fitting