Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of St Olave
- The Horn of Ulf
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Ouse Bridge
- Gold Arm Ring
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of St Helen
- The County Court House
- First World War Memorial
- The First Minster
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York