Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- The Shambles
- Our Lady's Row
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Black Death
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- View from Station Rise
- Barker Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Royal Station Hotel
- Rowntree Park
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Artists, Writers and Scientists