Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Ripon College for Women
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- 62 Low Petergate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The New Theatre
- John Carr - Architect
- Constantius Chlorus