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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The George Fox Incident
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Lendal Bridge
- Is York Cursed?
- Industrial Upheaval
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Multangular Tower
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York