Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- The Greyfriars
- Dick Turpin
- Holy Trinity Church
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Central Library
- Viking Coins
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The 1190 Massacre
- Viking Boot
- The Norman House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Military Belt Fitting
- Anglian Carving