Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- De Grey Rooms
- Second World War York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bone Trial Piece
- Middleham Jewel
- The Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bronze weights
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Norman Castle
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Norman House
- Viking Male Grooming