Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Viking Boot
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Victoria Bar
- Water Lanes
- Crest of York St John College
- The Roman Fortress
- Dick Turpin
- Vikings and Christianity
- Ouse Bridge
- The Norman Castle
- William Etty, Artist
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bootham Bar
- The Medieval Minster