Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Medieval Abbey
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Yorkshire Museum
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Art Gallery
- Viking Silk Cap
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bootham Bar
- Monk Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Micklegate Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Fairfax House