Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Horn of Ulf
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- First World War Memorial
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The County Court House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- View from Station Rise
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Holy Trinity Church
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier