Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Church of St Helen
- Bone Trial Piece
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Medieval Minster
- Sixties York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Norman Abbey
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Greyfriars
- Fishergate Bar
- The 1190 Massacre
- Second World War York