Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Edward II and York
- The Medieval Minster
- York Castle Museum
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Roman Fortress
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Holy Trinity Church
- Ouse Bridge
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Guildhall
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Shambles
- Gold Finger Ring