Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Assembly Rooms
- Rowntree Park
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Art Gallery
- Church of St Olave
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Statue of an Athlete
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Norman House
- Transport Moves On
- The York Helmet