Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Jubbergate
- King Richard II and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Mary Ward
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Church of St Helen
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- William Etty, Artist
- Is York Cursed?
- St William's Shrine
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- De Grey Rooms
- The Bar Convent
- The Battle of the Standard
- Viking Boot
- 62 Low Petergate