Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Inscription to Hecules
- Ouse Bridge
- The Council of Arles
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Bar Convent
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Is York Cursed?
- Mary Ward
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- View from Station Rise
- The York Hoard
- A New University
- The York Observatory
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop