Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Anglian Cross
- Ouse Bridge
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Norman Window Frame
- Fishergate Bar
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King Edward III and York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Shambles
- Anglian Carving
- A New Vision For York