Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Norman Window Frame
- Gold Arm Ring
- The George Fox Incident
- John Carr - Architect
- King Richard II and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Clifford's Tower
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- First World War York
- The Medieval Castle
- York Union Gas Works
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York