Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Dick Turpin
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Teaching the Poor
- George Leeman
- Gold Arm Ring
- Fishergate Bar
- The 1190 Massacre
- Middleham Jewel
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of St Helen
- Church of St Olave
- Water Lanes
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Feeding Roman York
- Viking Boot