Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The York Hoard
- The Greyfriars
- Dick Turpin
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Second World War York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Gold Arm Ring
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Alcuin of York
- York Art Gallery