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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Viking Boot
- Inscription to Hecules
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bone Trial Piece
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Council of Arles
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The 1190 Massacre
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- De Grey Rooms
- The Medieval Abbey