Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- The First Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Treasurer's House
- Lendal Bridge
- Roman Head Pot
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Olave
- Royal Station Hotel
- Second World War York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre